Legendary Nursing & Rehabilitation

This nursing home earned an inspection score which is stronger than its overall score. Inspection scores are tied to the nursing home's recent inspections. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this category. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

One of this nursing home's more favorable category grades was in the area of long-term care. This wound up being its second most respectable category. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for folks needing more conventional assistance associated with personal care. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this facility vaccinated 89.6 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be several points below the national average. Fortunately, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

The third area we graded is short-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of C in this area. In our short-term care score, we seek to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze a nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what bearing this had on the quality of care. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.

The final area we scored is nursing. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is a perfectly acceptable grade in this area. The nursing score weighs many data points. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This figure is far below average. Lastly, our nursing ratings also consider some quality-focused metrics. We especially like to look at the percent of patients who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these issues.