Glencove Health and Rehabilitation Center

On top of being a great nursing home overall, it also earned A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Contributing to its profile, this facility also earned a score of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. Our short-term care ratings are vital for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our nursing score is based on quite a few factors, most of which are tied to nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Florida in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a resident at least once a day.

Turning to the last category, this facility received a strong long-term care score. While this isn't as strong as many of its other category grades, this remains one of the more impressive scores we offer. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information on vaccination rates. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.