Village at Pennwood

While we gave this facility a poor overall rating, we actually gave it a somewhat respectable grade in the category of inspections, where it received a B-. This was better than its other category grades. We believe that one of the most important factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of the deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

We also awarded this nursing home a respectable grade in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a C. In our short-term care category, we try to forge a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The key is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. The final measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its nursing grade, which was actually one of its better category grades. The nursing grade assesses quite a few components, but the primary consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This number is well below the national average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Switching gears to the next category, we awarded this nursing home a D for long-term care. This is the facility's worst category score. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is a bad sign for resident care and it may indicate that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. We discovered that this facility vaccinated only 73.27044 percent of its patients, which is several points lower than we expected. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.