Saline Care Nursing & Rehab

Although we gave this place a bad overall grade, we awarded it a somewhat respectable score in the area of inspections, where it received a B-. This was quite a bit better than its other categories. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. In addition to having severe deficiencies, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of B- in the area. When computing our nursing scores, we analyze both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this nursing home got docked a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared well in this statistic. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a resident more frequently.

We also gave this nursing home a solid grade in the category of long-term care, where it received a B-. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.7416 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

The final area we graded was short-term care. This nursing home received a bottom of the barrel grade of F in that area. With our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to create a valuable measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Considering its weak rating in this area, we were not shocked to discover that this nursing home offers significantly fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.