Medicalodges Gardner

Although we gave this place a poor overall score, we gave it a fairly respectable score in the area of inspections, where it received a B-. This was quite a bit better than its other categories. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. In addition to having severe deficiencies, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of B- in the area. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a relatively low total compared with most nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It scored well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care offered.

This facility's next best category was its short-term care score, where it received a B-. With our short-term care grade, we seek to create a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze a facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its level of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The important question is whether this adversely affected quality of care. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

The last area we looked at was long-term care. This nursing home received a grade of C in this category. Our long-term care grades are essential for residents in need of non-healthcare services such as personal care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 92.38095 percent of its patients, which is a bit less than we were hoping for. Nevertheless, this facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.