Weston County Health Services

While this facility's overall grade is not a highlight, it received a somewhat respectable score in the area of inspections. We awarded it a B- for that category, which is a decent score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

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. Our nursing score is primarily based on a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.2 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures. Although this nursing home got docked a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared well in this statistic. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning residents more often.

This facility's third best category came in the area of short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. Short-term care ratings are critical for people in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were surprised to find that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. In fact, it provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

The final area we analyzed was long-term care, which is this nursing home's least impressive category. We awarded this nursing home a D in that category. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is an above average figure. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.