St Anthony Healthcare Center

We want to point out that this facility really outperformed its overall score in the category of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in this area with an A-. Inspection scores weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily something to panic about.

This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this area. Our nursing score is largely associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The third highest category we awarded this nursing home in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are believed to be more important for individuals needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this category is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

The next area we assessed was long-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in that area. This is a decent grade in this area. In the area of long-term care, we focus on the quantity of services provided by a nursing home, as opposed to more healthcare-oriented services. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 98.25327 percent of its patients, which is an above average total. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.