Gateway Care and Retirement

Although we gave this facility a weak overall rating, we awarded it a somewhat respectable score in the category of inspections, where we gave it a grade of B-. This was quite a bit better than its other categories. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining 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 number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. 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. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Our nursing grade is largely associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This figure is far below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

This nursing home received its next best category score in the area of short-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in this category, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The last datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients that returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

The next area we analyzed was long-term care, which turned out to be this nursing home's weakest area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that category. If you are looking for anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. After we finished assessing the quantity of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinates 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.