Elderwood of Scallop Shell at Wakefield

One of the reasons this place is a quality facility is that it received a very impressive inspection grade. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In that category, we awarded this facility an A+. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. We weren't able to find information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Without having information regarding deficiencies for this facility, it was difficult to really grade the place in this category.

Among this nursing home's other accomplishments is its top-shelf short-term care score. We awarded them one of our most impressive grades in that area, with a grade of A-. With our short-term care grade, we strive to forge a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. This wasn't quite as good as some of its other scores, but a grade in this range is not the end of the world. When determining our nursing ratings, we assess both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a low total compared with most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be good measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.

The next area we graded was long-term care, which turned out to be this nursing home's worst category. We gave this facility a grade of D in this area. Of course, this score hurt the nursing home's overall grade to a certain degree. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. We were optimistic to learn that this facility vaccinated 99.45055 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.