Gardens of Paulding The

Gardens of Paulding The is the only facility located in Paulding, Ohio. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely far worse places out there. One of the highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

While this facility's overall grade was decent, it really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

The second highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our nursing rating is largely based on a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed admirably in this datapoint.

This nursing home was awarded its third best category score in the area of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a reasonably acceptable score. In our short-term care grade, we attempt to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it performed decently in this area, with 45.2 percent of its patients returning home.

This facility's worst category is long-term care, which is the last area we looked at. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F in this category. Even with several acceptable scores in other areas, this grade is nevertheless alarming so we felt obligated to make sure you are aware. For residents looking for a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 96.21212 percent of its patients, which is better than the average nursing home. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.52 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.