Egle Nursing Home

One of the reasons this place is a quality nursing home is that it received a very impressive inspection grade. Inspections is its best category grade. In that category, we gave it an A. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. This nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This nursing home is also strong in the category of long-term care, where it was given a grade of B+. It outpaced most facilities in this area. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.53917 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Turning to the third category, this facility also received a score of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. In our short-term care grade, we endeavor to forge a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess the nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who returned home from the nursing home. It fared better than most facilities in this area with 54.5 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, at most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.

The last category we analyzed is nursing. This nursing home received a B- in the category. When computing our nursing ratings, we analyze both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is better than average. In determining our grades, we add additional weight to hours performed by more highly skilled nurses such as registered or licensed nurses. Lastly, this facility was relatively weak in some of the data points we look at, with subpar scores for minimizing its patients' pressure ulcers and major falls.