Harmar Place Rehab & Extended Care

In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also fared well in our long-term care category, where it earned an impressive grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

This facility also performed well in inspections, which is based on its recent inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an B+ for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Our inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. This nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The final area we rated is short-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of B. While this is its worst category score, this is still a favorable rating. In the area of short-term care, we strive to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.