The Anderson

We would like to point out that this facility's inspection score exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a B+ in this area, which is a quality score. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

This facility was awarded its next best category score in the area of long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a B- in this category, which is an acceptable score. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. On top of considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home vaccinated 96.15385 percent of its patients, which is an above average figure. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

The next most favorable area we gave this facility in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. In crafting these short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. We found that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. It is important to determine whether this also correlates to a lower quality of care. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

The final area we looked at is nursing, which was this facility's least impressive area. We gave this facility a D in that area. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. With only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day, this place's nurse staffing levels were quite a bit below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing ratings. This facility performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.