Providence Kodiak Island Med Ltc

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home earned a grade of A in our long-term care category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly ailment for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not take any chances. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

In addition, this facility also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that area with an A. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. The nursing grade assesses a handful of components, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving patients more often.

Switching gears to the last area, this nursing home was given a strong short-term care rating. We gave it a grade of B+ in that category, completing one of our finer report cards. Short-term care ratings are important for residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. It does not appear that this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.