Mount Hope Nursing Center

While we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall grade, it did receive a respectable nursing grade of B-. Our nursing category assesses several factors, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This figure is far below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

One of this nursing home's more respectable category grades came in the area of short-term care. This proved to be its second most favorable category. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most critical for patients needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the typical facility. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

The third category we assessed was long-term care, where this nursing home was given a B- in this category. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is a very solid percentage. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

The final category we looked at is inspections. This grade is based on the nursing home's recent government inspections. We awarded it a C in this area. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Surprisingly, this place was assessed a category L deficiency, which was unexpected based on its inspection rating. This category of deficiency indicates the government inspectors identified a widespread deficiency placing resident safety or health in imminent jeopardy. Another area of concern is that CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.