Trinity Community at Fairborn

We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home really outperformed its overall grade in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our highest scores in this category with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.

This facility's second best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. When calculating our nursing scores, we analyze both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This facility averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

This facilities next most favorable category is long-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 97.47292 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

The final category we rated was short-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in that area. This is a fair grade in this category. Our short-term care scores are presumably most important for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.