Montgomery Place Nursing Center

To go along with a great overall score, we gave this nursing home an A for inspections. Our inspection scores are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Contributing to its dominant profile, this nursing home also excelled in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in the category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. With 1.91 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility is close to average in this area.

The third area we assessed is short-term care. Contributing to its superb resume, this nursing home also excelled in that category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of of A- for that category. Our short-term care scores are probably more important for individuals needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. This place outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country with 63.5 percent of its residents returning home.

The last area we graded was nursing. This nursing home received a very good nursing rating this year, with a grade of B. Although this was not quite as strong as some of its other scores, this remains one of the better scores in this area. Our nursing score is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provides 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This facility was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.