Frey Village

On top of a strong overall score, this nursing home also earned impressive health inspections in recent years. We gave it a solid score in that area, with a B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. While this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. In crafting our short-term care grades, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. This facility fared much better in the final datapoint we considered in this category, which was the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. It performed as well as just about any nursing home in Pennsylvania with 62.1 percent of its patients returning home.

This facility received an impressive long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that area with a grade of B. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 97.254005 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

The final category we graded is nursing, where we gave it a favorable grade of B. This nursing home really did not have any weak grades. In calculating our nursing grades, we weigh both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages 3.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some quality-based measures in this category. This place fared well in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than the national average. This is generally an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented with better nursing care.