Emmanuel Nursing Home

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. We analyzed the licensure of nurses at the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses spent with residents, in calculating our score in this area. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a patient at least once a day.

This nursing home received dominant marks in the category of short-term care. For this reason, it received one of our best scores in that area with a score of A+. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Building on its high-end profile, this facility also was awarded an excellent long-term care score, with a score of A. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are kept in good health. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.53704 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Finally, we wanted to emphasize this nursing home's nearly flawless government inspections. We awarded them an impressive grade of B+ in this category. This wraps up a very strong report card for this facility. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.