Evergreen Health Care Center

To pair with its favorable overall grade, we awarded this facility an A for the area of inspections. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category typically have very 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

An additional strong feature for this facility is that it was given an impressive long-term care score. In fact, this ended up being its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. This nursing home seems like a good starting point if you are searching for a permanent place to reside.

We also gave this nursing home a solid score in the area of short-term care, with a B-. Our short-term care grade is generally employed to measure a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation To provide quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally must have higher levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. We were not able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.

Turning to the fourth category, this facility was given a grade of C for nursing, which is generally an acceptable grade. When determining our nursing ratings, we analyze both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often an indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place.