Riverwalk Post Acute

Although this facility's overall grade was not a highlight, it did receive a very good grade in the area of inspections. In fact, we gave it a B for that category, which is one of our better grades. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 12 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

The next most favorable area we awarded this nursing home in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a B-. Short-term care scores are critical for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. The facility supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. Our nursing grade is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, while this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this area.

This facility's least impressive category was long-term care, which is the final area we analyzed. In this area, we gave this facility a D. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care ratings. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home also keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.