The Peaks Care and Rehab

In addition to faring well overall, this facility received high marks in the area of short-term care as well. As a result, it received our highest grade in that category with an A+. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. This facility is the gold standard in terms of skilled nursing staffing. The facility supplied roughly 1.5 times as many physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical nursing home. This is what we look for when grading a nursing home in this category. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in Utah in this area with 74.5 percent of its patients returning home. At most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.

Compounding its dominant achievements in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care score. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. This place is as good as it gets in this area.

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Nursing ratings are largely based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 6.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This was one of the highest figures we found. Furthermore, we found that a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. In addition to offering high levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed as well as any nursing home in the nation in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Lastly, this facility also earned a virtually flawless government inspection. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. With this impressive grade, this place is one of the few nursing homes in Utah to receive straight A's. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.