Riverview Rehabilitation

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility earned near flawless government inspections recently. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Adding to its top-shelf achievements in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a score of A for our long-term care rating. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are kept in good health. This facility really impressed us in this category.

This nursing home also was elite in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Not many facilities performed better in this category. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 7.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Moving on to our next category, this nursing home was awarded a high-end nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ in this category, finishing off one of our better profiles. There are a host of data points included in this area. Many of the factors reflect levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these statistics as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.