St Joseph's Home Full Term Elderly

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to very favorable nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination records is first-rate as well. Indeed, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. The last datapoint we looked at was the facility's hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 1.94 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is close to average in this area.

This facility also earned an A+ inspection grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+'s in our categories. This score is based on the place's government inspections. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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 an excellent sign.

Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. Our nursing score is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This was one of the highest totals we found. In addition, we found that a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. On top of offering impressive levels of care, this place also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. With below five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is typically an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be prevented by providing better nursing care and having a policy of turning patients even once per day.

In the last category we looked at, this nursing home received a very strong grade of A- in our short-term care category. With this grade, the facility completed a straight A report card. Short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The final measure we assessed in this category is the number of residents that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility permanently.