Fair Oaks Lodge

This nursing home earned a strong overall grade as discussed above, but we especially wanted to point out its excellent nursing score. We awarded them an A in this area. There are a number of subcategories within this category. Many of these factors are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

This facility also performed well in inspections, which is based on its government inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Turning to the next category, this nursing home also received a grade of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 3.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

The final area we rated is long-term care. We gave this nursing home a solid grade in this area, with a C. Although this was not as strong as several of this nursing home's other grades, it is still not the end of the world. In the category of long-term care, we analyze the amount of care offered by a nursing home, as opposed to more sophisticated services. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 97.22222 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.