Wauneta Care and Therapy Center

One of the reasons this place is a strong facility is that it earned a very impressive inspection score. Inspections turned out to be its best category grade. In this category, we gave this facility an A. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This means the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple relatively minor dings aren't the end of the world.

Adding to its impressive resume, this place also excelled in the area of nursing. In fact, we gave it an B+ for that category. Our nursing rating is largely associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a resident more often.

This nursing home is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B+. It outpaced most facilities in this area. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

In the last category we assessed, this facility was awarded a very favorable grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this grade, the facility finished off an elite profile. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.130844 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.