Prescott Manor Nursing Center

Although we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of B- in this category. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. While this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this metric. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving patients even once per day.

Remarkably, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B- for its long-term care score, which isn't too bad of a score. Our long-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of nursing services. This means a broad range of personal care services, ranging from help with activities of daily living to routine healthcare services. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.52153 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

This facility also didn't grade out too badly in the area of short-term care. Indeed, we gave it a grade of C in that area, which turned out to be another one of its better grades. Our short-term care scores are critical for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Moving on the last category of inspections, this ended up being this nursing home's weakest link. Inspection scores are based on a facility's recent government inspection reports. We gave this nursing home a grade of just D in this category, which is not a very good grade. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This particular nursing home had 5 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they posed a risk to resident safety or health. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.