San Marino Manor

In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home also received an elite long-term care grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that category, with an impressive grade of A-. When facilities receive this type of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. The last statistic we looked at was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 2.96 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. While this wasn't as impressive as some of its other scores in this category, this figure can be skewed for some facilities based on some of the medical complexity of residents.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning patients at least once a day.

Another area of strength for this facility is in the area of inspections. In fact, inspections turned out to be one of its best categories. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Switching gears to our last area, this facility was awarded a respectable short-term care grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of physical therapy per week to its residents. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.