Park Place Healthcare and Rehab

In addition to receiving a strong overall rating, this facility excelled in inspections, which is based on its recent inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an A in that category. Inspection grades account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. We were not able to track down deficiency data for this facility. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This nursing home is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It outpaced most facilities in this area. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 66.25 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our nursing category assesses many components, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The last category we looked at was short-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of B+. This rounded out a very impressive profile. Very few facilities earned a B+ or higher in in each area we assessed. Our short-term care scores are arguably more critical for those requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final item we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.