Transitional Sub-Acute Unit

On top of being an elite nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Very few nursing homes performed as well in this category. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category generally have few of these severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, it does not look like we were able to find information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This nursing home also received an A+ short-term care grade, rendering it one of the few facilities to be given multiple A+ category scores. In crafting these short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we considered the number of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 7.7 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

The third category we analyzed was long-term care. Adding to its top-shelf resume, this facility also performed well in that area. In fact, it received a grade of of A for the category. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. We were not able to track down information on vaccination rates. Clearly, this place 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 a remarkably low figure.

Switching gears to the final category, this facility also excelled in the nursing category. We awarded it an A- in this category. This topped off a straight A profile. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning patients at least once a day.