Gardenview Manor

Even though we graded this nursing home very poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing score this year. We gave it a C in that area. The nursing rating assesses a handful of components, many of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This place provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a much lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Incredibly, we awarded this facility a C for its short-term care rating, which isn't a bad grade. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be more critical for people needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. The facility offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of residents who returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

We also wanted to draw your attention to this nursing home's inspection grades where it received an F. This generally means we found some red flags on the inspection reports. When a facility has this bad of an inspection score, you should expect some severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This nursing home was assessed 10 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a threat to resident safety or health. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

The next area we scored was long-term care, in which this facility received a rock bottom score in this category also. We gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is obviously a major concern. Nursing homes that don't fare well in this category often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we looked at. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 57.75194 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.