Mark Twain Manor

This nursing home's short-term care grade is notably more impressive than its overall grade. It received one of our better grades in that area with a B+. In crafting our short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. We were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

It should also be noted that this nursing home's inspection score was strong as well. We awarded it a grade of B for inspections, which is one of our better scores. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B in this category, which is one of our better grades. Our nursing rating is based on a handful of subcategories, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The final area we assessed was long-term care, turned out to be this facility's least impressive category. We gave this facility a grade of D in this category. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a bad sign for resident care and it may mean that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 92.827 percent of its patients, which is slightly below what we were hoping for. Surprisingly, this place was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had just 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.