Veterans Victory House

While we did not rate this nursing home well overall, we wanted to point out its decent health inspections in recent years. We awarded it a somewhat respectable score of B- in this category. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. 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. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of B- in the area. Nursing grades are largely associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

This facilities third best category was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this category. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The tricky part is determining what effect this had on quality of care. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

The next category we assessed is long-term care. This nursing home received a B- in this area. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.286736 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. This nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.