Rolla Manor Care Center

The main reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that category, with an A. This is a much better grade than the place's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.

We also awarded this facility an impressive grade in long-term care. This nursing home received a B+ in this area, which is one of our better scores. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 87.93103 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is somewhat lower than we anticipated but still a decent percentage. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Another strength of this facility is its favorable grade in nursing. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a score of D. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This facility averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This facility fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

This facility's worst area was short-term care, which is the last category we assessed. It received an F in this area. Despite multiple solid grades in other categories, this grade is still of a concern so we felt obligated to make sure you are aware. Short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home offers substantially less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.