Valley View Manor Hcc

Although we did not have many positive things to say about this facility's overall score, it earned a respectable government inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent score in this category with a B-. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This place averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. While this facility got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed remarkably well in this area. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning a resident at least once a day.

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of short-term care, where it received a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are important for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 3.6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.

The final category we analyzed was long-term care. We gave it a grade of B- in that category. This is a decent grade in this category. In determining our long-term care scores, we scrutinize the personal care offered to the facility's patients. After considering the volume of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinated 99.166664 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.