Dycora Transitional Health - Sanger

The main reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that area, with an A. This is a much better score than the facility's overall score, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

We also awarded this facility a favorable score in long-term care. This facility received a grade of B in this category, which is one of our more favorable grades. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. This nursing home seems to have performed reasonably well in this category as far as we could tell, but we do want to point out that we seem to be missing some information from this nursing home's long-term care reporting.

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our nursing score consists of many components, most of which are tied to nursing hours. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is far below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It scored well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care provided.

The final area we rated was short-term care. We gave this facility a C in this category. In determining these short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The goal is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. We were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.