Grace Pointe Cont Care Sr Campus, Skilled Nursing

On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this place also performed well in inspections, where it received an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, it does not appear that we have deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

To add to its high-end accomplishments in other areas, we gave this facility a score of A for its long-term care grade. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are kept in good health. This place knocked it out of the park in this category.

This nursing home also was given a first-rate short-term care grade. Indeed, this ended up being its third best category score. In that category, we gave this facility a score of A-. Short-term care scores are critical for prospective residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

In the final category we assessed, this nursing home received a very strong grade of A- in our nursing category. With this grade, the nursing home wrapped up a straight A profile. Our nursing rating consists of a handful of factors, most of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.