Crestview Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation

One of the reasons this turned out to be a decent facility is it received a very favorable inspection grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our nursing category analyzes many components, many of which are based on nursing hours. This place averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is not an impressive total. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this area. This is typically a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving patients more often.

This facilities third best category was short-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this area. Our short-term care scores are important for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The key is determining what effect this had on quality of care. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

Turning to the final area, this nursing home received a respectable long-term care grade of C. For residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were optimistic to discover that this facility vaccinated 97.8166 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.