Courtyard Care Center

One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an A. In calculating our nursing grades, we analyze both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Among this facility's other accomplishments is its high-end short-term care score. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

This facility earned a B for its inspections rating. This is an above average score in this category. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

The next area we rated is long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a decent grade of B-. This ended up being this facility's least impressive category. In computing our long-term care ratings, we assess the assistance with daily living offered to a facility's patients. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.