ProMedica Total Rehab+ (Exton)

On top of faring well overall, this facility received a nearly flawless inspection report. Therefore, it received one of our best scores in that area with an A+. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

We also would like to alert you to the fact that this nursing home received an impressive score of A in our short-term care area. Our short-term care scores are important for residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. There are numerous criteria included in this grade. Most of the subcategories relate to the quantity of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The final category we graded is long-term care, in which this facility was awarded a grade of B-. This proved to be this nursing home's weakest category. This is still nothing to be ashamed of. For prospective patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information about this nursing home's vaccination rates. Finally, this facility excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.