Wellsprings Therapy Center of Phoenix

In addition to being an elite facility overall, this nursing home performed well in our inspections category, where it received an A+. Very few places fared this well in this category. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

To add to its strong achievements in other areas, we gave this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care grade. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. This facility really impressed us in this category.

This facility also was awarded a high-end short-term care grade. In fact, this turned out to be this facility's third most impressive category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a score of A-. Short-term care grades are commonly used to grade a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation To have highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

The fourth category we analyzed was nursing, where this nursing home received a B+. This topped off an elite report card. Only a select few nursing homes earned a B+ or higher in in each area we assessed. In calculating our nursing scores, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.