Gentlecare of Vennes

On top of performing well overall, this facility also received nearly flawless government inspections. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that area with an A+. Inspection scores are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This facility also received an A+ long-term care grade, rendering it one of the few nursing homes to be given several A+ category grades. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

This nursing home also was given a strong short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an above average score of B in this category. Our short-term care ratings are likely more critical for residents in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

The next category we looked at was nursing, where this nursing home was awarded a B. This actually ended up being this facility's weakest category. A nursing home could be doing a lot worse when it's worst grade still beats out most other facilities. Nursing ratings are mostly associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving patients even once per day.