Damas Hospital Snf

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility received even higher grades in the category of short-term care. It received one of our highest scores in that category with an A. Our short-term care scores are arguably more critical for those requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Among this facility's other achievements is its superb long-term care score. It received one of our strongest scores in that area, with a score of A. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. This place impressed us in this area.

This nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing category weighs quite a few factors, many of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Turning to the final category we assessed, this facility earned a decent score in the area of inspections as well. We awarded it a B- for that category. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Surprisingly, this facility was hit with a category L deficiency, which is unexpected given its inspection grade. This category of deficiency indicates the government inspectors uncovered a widespread deficiency placing patient health or safety in imminent jeopardy. In spite of this major red flag, other aspects of this facility's inspection report gave us some hope.