Leroy Village Green Residential Health C F

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. This is really what you like to see on an inspection report.

We also wanted to point out the fact that this facility received a superb grade of A in our long-term care area. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 99.5671 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

This facility is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it received a score of B. It outpaced most facilities in this area. Short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

The next category we assessed proved to be this nursing home's poorest area. Nevertheless, even its weakest link would likely be a highlight for many facilities. We awarded it a favorable grade of B in nursing. We assessed the qualifications of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of hours the nurses were with residents, in calculating our rating in this area. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility New York in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving a resident at least once a day.