Florence Nursing Home

In addition to being an elite facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Few nursing homes fared this well in this area. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

On the list of its many impressive grades, this nursing home was given a top-shelf long-term care score. In fact, we gave it a score of A in this category. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.22481 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. With 1.96 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility was close to average in this area.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a patient at least once a day.

The next category we rated was short-term care. We gave this nursing home one of our better scores in this category, with a grade of B. Although this is not on par with a few of its other scores, it is nevertheless a perfectly acceptable score. Our short-term care grades are likely more meaningful for residents requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. It was above average in this area with 51.8 percent of its residents returning home.