Flower Villa

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility received even higher marks in the area of nursing. In fact, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A-. Our nursing score consists of quite a few factors, but the most important consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Among the reasons we rated this facility so well is that it received a favorable short-term care grade. Indeed, short-term care is its second most favorable category score. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a score of A-. Our short-term care ratings are vital for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Another area of strength for this nursing home is in the area of inspections. In fact, inspections turned out to be one of its best categories. In that area, we gave this facility a B. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

The final area we scored is long-term care, where this facility received a grade of B-. While this proved to be its weakest category grade, this is still not a major area of concern. In determining our long-term care grades, we look at the assistance with daily living received by the facility's residents. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is a very respectable statistic. This nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.