Golden Villa

Although we did not rate this facility well overall, we want to point out its decent grade of B- in the category of long-term care. In our long-term care grade, we focus more on the sheer volume of services provided by a nursing home, as well as some qualitative statistics. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

One of this facility's higher category scores came in the category of short-term care. This ended up being its second most respectable category. In that area, we gave this facility a C. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. In fact, it offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below average.

This nursing home received mediocre inspections in recent years. We awarded them a C in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. This place had 4 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but fortunately none were in categories G through L. This tells you inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Turning to the fourth category, this facility was awarded a grade of C in nursing, which is a respectable score. Our nursing rating weighs many components, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. 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. Lastly, nursing scores also consider quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this facility actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses to assist its patients.