Otterbein SeniorLife Pemberville

This nursing home's best grade came in long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B. It outperformed most facilities in this area. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Shockingly, this facility actually earned a good score in inspections as well. We awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better grades. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. This facility received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Nursing grades are mostly based on the facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.

Switching gears to our final area, we gave this nursing home a grade of D for short-term care. This is the nursing home's least impressive category rating. In our short-term care category, we endeavor to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Considering its grade in this category, we weren't stunned to discover that this place is well below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we looked at. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 5.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.