Richboro Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

One of the reasons this ended up being a strong nursing home is that it earned an impressive inspection grade. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In that category, we gave it an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Contributing to its profile, this nursing home also received a score of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 94 percent of its residents. This is a proven method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Finally, 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 figure.

The next highest category we awarded this facility in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a B-. Short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

The last category we graded is nursing. We awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in that area. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed well in this subcategory. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving residents at least once a day.