Sunnyside Manor

On top of receiving an elite overall rating, this nursing home earned an A+ inspection grade. This score is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. It does not appear that we have deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home performed remarkably in our long-term care category. We awarded them a dominant grade of A+ in this area. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.28058 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We scrutinized the licensure of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses were with patients, in calculating our grade in this area. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The last area we graded was short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a solid grade in this category, with a grade of B-. Even though this wasn't as favorable as several of its other scores, it is nevertheless not a poor grade. In the category of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 3 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.