Mercy Nursing Facility at OLV

On top of receiving a strong overall rating, this facility also earned an A+ inspection rating. This is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can offer a nursing home. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This facility also excelled in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Not many nursing homes received a better grade in this category. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.08814 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. The nursing category weighs a handful of components, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

The fourth category we assessed is short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of B+. This completed an elite profile. Not many facilities received a B+ or better in each of our categories. Short-term care grades are often employed to score a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To offer high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to have better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.