Medilodge of Plymouth

In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Adding to this nursing home's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home an A- for inspections. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

The next category we looked at was short-term care. Adding to its first-rate resume, this nursing home also performed well in that area. In fact, we gave it a grade of of A- for the category. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

The next category we scored was long-term care. We awarded this nursing home an acceptable grade in that area, with a grade of B-. Even though this isn't as favorable as a few of this facility's other scores, it is still not a major area of concern. Long-term care ratings are essential for individuals seeking non-healthcare services such as personal care. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 96.22642 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.