Parcway

On top of being a strong facility overall, this facility really excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A+. Few facilities performed better in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

This nursing home was awarded a favorable short-term care score as well. We gave it one of our better grades in that category with a grade of B+. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. We were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

This nursing home received its next highest category score in the category of long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of C in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down this facility's vaccination rates. Lastly, this facility excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Moving on to the last category, this facility was given a grade of C in nursing, which is a decent rating. The nursing category is based on several subcategories, many of which are based on nursing hours. This facility provides only 0.5 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a somewhat uninspiring figure as it is well below the national average. Finally, our nursing scores also factor in some quality-focused statistics. We especially like to look at the percentage of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.