Oak Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

To pair with its decent overall score, we awarded this facility an A- for our inspections rating. This grade is far better than its overall rating. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are largely tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a low total compared with most facilities. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this facility actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.

This facility's next most favorable category was long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. If you are seeking anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

The next category we scored is short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of C in this category. Short-term care grades are generally used to grade a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to offer highly graded rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. It provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. Finally, we looked at the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.