Salmon Brook Rehab and Nursing

Although we did not have many positive things to say about this place's overall score, it did receive a respectable inspection report this year. It received a decent grade in this area with a B-. We believe that one of the most important factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially look at the severity of those deficiencies. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Nursing grades are largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, while this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of our quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it did well in this statistic.

We also gave this nursing home a middle of the pack grade in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to judge a facility's rehabilitation services In order to offer good rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Our last area is long-term care, where we gave this facility a grade of B- in that category. Long-term care grades are essential for people looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. It doesn't look like this nursing home provided information on its vaccination levels. Finally, this facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.