Mountain View Healthcare

The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall grade is its excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that category, with an A. This is a notably better grade than the place's overall score, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection scores are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

This nursing home also was awarded an impressive long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it a grade of B in this category, which happens to be one of our more favorable scores. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

The next category we analyzed was short-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of B- in this category. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be more meaningful for those requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

Switching gears to our next category, this facility was given a decent nursing score of C. Our nursing rating includes many subcategories, most of which are based on nursing hours. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This figure is far below average. Lastly, we like to look at quality-based statistics, such as the percent of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are indicators of the quality of nursing care.