Hirest Nursing Center

One of the reasons this is a decent facility is that it received a very favorable inspection grade. In this area, we gave this facility a B. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

This facility's second best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our nursing rating is mostly based on the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Finally, nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually an indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

The next category we analyzed was long-term care, where this nursing home was given a C in this area. If you are seeking anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care ratings. After looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to find that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

The next category we assessed is short-term care. This nursing home was given a C for this category. In our short-term care category, we strive to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.