Mantey Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center

Even though this facility's overall score was not a highlight, it actually received a decent score in nursing. We gave it a B- for that category. When determining a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the number of hours nurses are caring for residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care provided.

The next highest area we gave this facility in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. In calculating our short-term care grades, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than a typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The last item we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

We also gave this facility a middle of the road score in the category of long-term care, with a grade of B-. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 77.88018 percent of its residents. This is significantly below what we expected. Nevertheless, this facility excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

In the final category of inspections, we gave this nursing home just a D for our inspection category. This proved to be this nursing home's worst grade. We take a poor grade in this category very seriously. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. We recommend you scrutinize the level of severity of those deficiencies. This particular nursing home had 2 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.