Vancrest of Ada

Vancrest of Ada is the only facility we found in Ada, Ohio. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B+. A score in this range requires strong scores in most areas. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.

In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, it also earned A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections are virtually perfect. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Among this nursing home's other accomplishments is its high-end long-term care grade. It received one of our most impressive grades in that area, with a score of A-. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a life threatening condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Although it had 2.06 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was close to the middle of the pack due to it having more complicated patients.

The next category we graded is short-term care. This facility received a favorable short-term care score, with a B+ in the category. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most important for residents requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. This place provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is generally a great sign. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. It fared better than most facilities in this area with 51.9 percent of its patients returning home.

The final area we scored is nursing. In this area, we awarded this facility a decent grade of C. This actually turned out to be this facility's least impressive category. Our nursing score focuses on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. According to its staffing data, this facility provided an average of 4 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which was above the national average. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these data points as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.