Nhc Healthcare, Glasgow

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Another one of this nursing home's above average category grades came in the area of long-term care. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a score of B+. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 94.024605 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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. In determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages 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 facility 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 frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The final category we scored was short-term care. In this area, we gave this facility an impressive grade of B. Our short-term care grades are arguably most meaningful for people requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.