Pine Run Health Center

In addition to receiving a strong overall rating, this facility also received an A+ inspection score. This is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can offer a facility. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

This facility received dominant marks in the category of short-term care. As a result, it was given one of our highest grades in that area with a score of A+. In our short-term care assessment, we try to craft a sound barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This place excelled in two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility supplied about 50% more care from registered nurses and physical therapists than a typical facility. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in Pennsylvania in this area with 64.3 percent of its patients returning home. With most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Our nursing grade weighs quite a few datapoints, however, the most important one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 4.6 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This was one of the better totals we found. Furthermore, a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. In addition to looking at levels of nursing care, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

In the last category we graded, this nursing home received a very favorable grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this grade, the facility rounded out a very strong report card. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to providing elite levels of nursing care, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. The last datapoint we assessed was its hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 2.04 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.