Plymouth Square

One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it received a very impressive nursing score. Nursing actually turned out to be its best category. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of A. Our nursing score is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Another one of this nursing home's impressive category grades came in the category of short-term care. We gave them one of our more positive grades in that category, with a grade of B. In determining our short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. It does not look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

This nursing home's inspection grade appears to be one of its best features. The facility received a grade of C in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but fortunately none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This indicates this facility avoided the more significant classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Our final area is long-term care, in which we gave this facility a grade of C in this category. Our long-term care ratings are more important for folks requiring more conventional assistance associated with activities of daily living. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.