Wesley Acres

In addition to receiving a great overall score, this nursing home also received top notch government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our best grades in that area, with a grade of A. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Among its many impressive grades, this nursing home received an excellent nursing rating. We gave it an B+ in that category. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

This facility's third best category is long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our long-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of nursing care. This includes a broad range of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine healthcare services. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

The final area we scored was short-term care. This nursing home was given a B- for the category. With our short-term care category, we try to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.