Mill Manor Care Center

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few facilities fared better in that category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

In addition, this nursing home also received favorable short-term care scores this year. Indeed, we awarded them one of our stronger grades in that area, with a grade of B. In the category of short-term care, we try to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. We weighed the skill-level of nurses employed by the nursing home, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses spent with residents, in determining our score in this area. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The last area we analyzed is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a C in that area. Long-term care grades are pivotal for patients seeking personal care. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility vaccinated 99 percent of its patients, which is a very solid figure. This place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.