Pruitthealth - Jasper

On top of receiving a great overall score, this facility also received first-rate government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher grades in this category, with an A-. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. We analyzed the levels of nurses employed by the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time those nurses were with patients, in calculating our score in this category. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving a patient more often.

The next area we graded is short-term care. This facility received an impressive short-term care grade, with a grade of B in the category. Short-term care ratings are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

The last category we scored was long-term care. We awarded this nursing home one of our higher scores in this area, with a B. This nursing home proved to be relatively strong in each category we looked at. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.