Oakwood Specialty Care

Even though we didn't rate this nursing home well overall, we want to acknowledge it received a decent grade of B- in nursing. Our nursing rating weighs quite a few components, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally an indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses to assist its patients.

This facility was awarded its next most favorable category grade in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this area, which is a decent grade. In determining our short-term care grades, we look at a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is considered to be a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. The facility supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The final metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

We also awarded this nursing home a decent grade in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our long-term care grades are pivotal for prospective residents seeking personal care. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is a very solid datapoint. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Looking to our last category of inspections, we gave this facility a score of just D, which is a relatively poor grade. Our inspection rating is based on the nursing home's inspection reports. Since this information is compiled by government inspectors, we place significant weight on it in our overall grades. One of the more significant factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. We would pay close attention to the severity of the deficiencies. This particular facility was assessed 5 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we can say is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they caused a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, 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.