The Grand Rehabilitation & Nursing Mohawk Valley

The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection score. Its inspection score was far better than its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave this facility an A. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. This facility received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility an C. There are several subcategories within this grade. Most of these subcategories are tied to nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the number of hours of care offered.

We also awarded this nursing home a respectable score in the category of long-term care, where it received a C. In our long-term care rating, we assess the volume of care provided by a nursing home, as well as a handful of quality measures. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 93.69863 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be a few points less than we expected but still a decent figure. Nevertheless, this facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

The final area we assessed is short-term care, which proved to be a weak spot for this facility. We gave this nursing home a grade of D for the area of short-term care. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. With a score this poor for this area, we weren't stunned to learn that this place was below average in two of the key staffing figures we assess. The nursing home offered far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other facilities. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 4.6 percent of its patients returning home.