Torrington Health & Rehabilitation Center

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this place also excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in that category. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. It does not look like we have information about this nursing home's deficiencies. 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 grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an B+. Our nursing grade is largely based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The next category we analyzed is long-term care. This facility was given an above average long-term care grade, with a grade of B+ in the category. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. One of the statistics we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this facility submitted information about vaccinations. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

The final area we assessed was short-term care. In this category, we gave this nursing home a strong grade of B. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most important for people in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility submitted information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 4.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.