The Manor at Elfindale

In addition to being a great facility overall, it also received A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections were nearly perfect. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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.

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A+. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 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 facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

We also gave this facility a grade of of A+ for its long-term care grade. When facilities receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

In the last area, we gave this facility an A+ for our short-term care grade. This rounded out an elite profile. Short-term care grades are important for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a broad range 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 all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.