Rehabilitation Center of Belmond

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection scores weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. In computing a nursing home's nursing score, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are seeing residents and the skill levels of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

We also want to note the fact that this facility was given a strong score of A- in our short-term care category. Our short-term care grades are crucial for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

The last category we rated was long-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of B-. This ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. This is still not the end of the world. In calculating these long-term care scores, we assess the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.