Stonehenge of Orem

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our short-term care rating. We gave them an exemplary score of A+ in this category. In our short-term care assessment, we strive to create a sound barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

We also wanted to note the fact that this facility received a first-rate grade of A in our long-term care category. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find this place's vaccination data. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

The fourth area we graded was nursing, where this facility was awarded a grade of A. This topped off a first-rate report card. Only a select few facilities received an A- or better in in each area we assessed. Our nursing grade includes numerous data points. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.