Garvey Manor

The primary reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of A-. This is a notably better grade than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Based on this, we still had favorable view of this nursing home's inspections.

This nursing home was awarded its next most favorable category score in the area of long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable score. In our long-term care category, we analyze the sheer quantity of care provided by a nursing home, along with a few qualitative metrics. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 97.52809 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. This facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. We scrutinized the levels of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of hours the nurses spent with patients, in computing our score in this category. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this metric. This is often an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a patient more often.

The final area we analyzed is short-term care, proved to be this nursing home's worst area. We gave this facility a grade of D in that category. Short-term care grades are meaningful for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last metric we considered in this category is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.2 percent of its patients returning home.