Park Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

On top of faring well overall, this nursing home received a nearly flawless inspection report. Therefore, it received one of our highest scores in that category with a grade of A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively minor. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

This nursing home is also above average in the category of long-term care, where it was given a score of B+. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the elderly population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

This nursing home is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B. It outpaced most nursing homes in this area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to formulate a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. We were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

The next category we rated was nursing. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a solid grade of B-. This actually turned out to be this nursing home's least impressive category. Nursing ratings are primarily associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics. While this place got docked a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared well in this area. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning patients even once per day.