ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (Oakland)

Even though we graded this facility extremely poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing score this year. We gave it a B- in that area. Our nursing score consists of a handful of subcategories, but the primary consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.

This nursing home also didn't grade out terribly in the category of short-term care. Indeed, we gave it a B- for that area, which ended up being another one of its more respectable grades. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. We found that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. It provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last metric we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Sadly, this nursing home's next highest category is long-term care. Nevertheless, with a D in this category, it still fared relatively poorly. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.86364 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

The last category we assessed was inspections. This nursing home did not receive positive inspections in recent years. In fact, we had to give it an F here. With nursing homes that received this bad of an inspection score, we would scrutinize the severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This particular facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they created a threat to resident health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.