Main Street Care

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A+ in this area. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

In addition, this nursing home was given dominant marks in the area of long-term care. Consequently, it was given one of our best scores in that category with a score of A+. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a proven method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Nursing grades are largely based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The next category we looked at is short-term care. This facility was given a favorable short-term care score this year, with a grade of B-. While this wasn't as elite as many of its other scores, this is still an acceptable rating in that category. In our short-term care grade, we try to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.