Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center

Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center is in Union, Mississippi. The city has 7,547 people. This is a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. This facility definitely has plenty going for it. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

We also wanted to point out the fact that this facility has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an A+ in this area. Inspection grades are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Building on its impressive profile, this place also excelled in the category of nursing. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for that category. The nursing grade features numerous factors. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This place offers 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, of which more than an hour of those were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly trained nurses. In computing our nursing ratings, we add more weight to hours provided by registered or licensed nurses. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

This facility is also above average in the category of short-term care, where it received a score of B. It performed better than most nursing homes in this category. With our short-term care rating, we try to craft a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 28.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

The last category we analyzed was long-term care, where we awarded it a favorable grade of B. This nursing home really did not have any weak areas. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. The last datapoint we assessed is its hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 2.23 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.