Lakeshore

We also found that this facility excelled in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Compounding its high-end performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care score. Facilities that receive this kind of score in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. This facility knocked it out of the park in this area.

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. When determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we weigh the number of hours nurses are seeing residents and the level of skill of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Finally, this nursing home also received excellent government inspection reports in recent years. We gave it one of our best scores in the area of inspections, with an impressive grade of A. Few nursing homes received an A- or better in every category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.