Lawrence Memorial Hospital Center for Rehabilitation

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 7.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Contributing to its fine resume, this nursing home also received an excellent long-term care grade, with a score of A. Facilities that receive this kind of score in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility provided vaccination data. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Turning to the next category, this nursing home received a very strong nursing rating. We gave it an A in this category, giving this facility straight A's. The nursing rating features several data points. The most important factor is the amount of time nurses spend with patients. This facility provided 0.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.