The Bradley Gardens

Although we didn't give this nursing home a good overall score, we actually gave it a strong grade in the area of inspections, where it earned a B+. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these inspections. You should especially avoid nursing homes that have severe deficiencies linked to endangerment of patients. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of C in the area. Our nursing rating is largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. Although this facility got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared well in this statistic. This is typically a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning residents at least once a day.

Turning to the category of short-term care, this facility was awarded just a D in this category. Our short-term care scores are crucial for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Based on its poor score in this area, we weren't stunned to learn this facility offers significantly fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.

Switching gears to the last category, we awarded this facility a D in long-term care. This is the facility's worst category rating. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 96.94656 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.