Sunrise Manor

This nursing home earned an inspection grade which is stronger than its overall score. Inspection scores are tied to a nursing home's recent government inspections. We awarded this facility an above average grade of B+ in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively minor. This place received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily something to panic about.

This nursing home also received a strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our better scores. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to a facility'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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

This nursing home's next most favorable area was long-term care. We gave it a B- in this category. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this area. Long-term care grades focus on a nursing home's assistance with daily living instead of the highly skilled nursing and healthcare services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Moving on to our last area, this nursing home was given a grade of C for short-term care, which is generally a respectable grade. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.