Healthsource Saginaw

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in nursing, where it received an A-. Nursing grades are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

This nursing home also was awarded a favorable short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. In crafting these short-term care scores, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

This nursing home's third most favorable category is its long-term care grade, where it was awarded a grade of B-. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 97.85408 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Finally, turning to our inspection category, we gave this facility a C. Our inspection rating is based on the facility's government inspections. Although this is not a bad score, it is this facility's weakest area. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but none were category G through L deficiencies. This means this facility dodged the more significant classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.