Manor Court of Maryville

We want to point out that this nursing home's short-term care score exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a B+ in this category, which is a very solid grade. Short-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

This nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that category with an B+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. When determining our nursing grades, we analyze both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This place averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which is a very low figure. Finally, nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically a good indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses to assist its patients.

The last area we assessed was long-term care. We awarded it a C in that area. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care ratings. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.