Top performing
nursing homes in U.S. picked by CareScout
Nursing homes recognized for
exceptional quality of life and care of residents
May 15,
2003 - A list of nursing homes selected as "Top Perfomers"
in the U.S. was released this month by CareScout a
company that says it is "dedicated to empowering Americans
with cost savings and quality of care information on nursing
homes, assisted living facilities, and home health agencies
nationwide."
The
criteria was for quality of care performance ratings for
government certified nursing homes in the United States.
Updated quarterly, CareScout assigns ratings to nursing
homes by evaluating government inspection records, quality
of life data, and other objective resident care information
for all certified facilities.
In
announcing these ratings, CareScout recognized a select
number of nursing homes throughout the United States for
earning a "AAA" current state rating in its latest ratings,
the company's top performer designation, and having
maintained a four year historical mark of consecutive "AAA"
current state ratings. Of the 16,400 government certified
nursing home facilities in the United States, only 151
received CareScout's highest honor.
CareScout's ratings designations include "AAA", "AA", "A",
"B", "C", and "D" To receive CareScout's "AAA" current state
rating, nursing homes must meet exceptional quality of life
and care requirements, maintaining full compliance with all
eldercare laws and regulations, and be free of any health
deficiencies as noted by state and federal officials during
the nursing home's most recent unannounced inspection
survey.
Robert
Bua, president and chief executive officer of CareScout,
said, "We don't hear enough about the nursing homes who are
doing a great job delivering care. These nursing homes have
demonstrably outperformed their peers on almost 200 specific
quality of care and quality of life benchmarks."
CareScout's top performing nursing home designees include:
Connecticut
Holy Spirit Health Care Inc (Putnam)
Florida
Lisenby Nursing Home (Panama City)
Georgia
Hutcheson Medical Center Subacute Care Unit (Fort
Oglethorpe)
Iowa
Belmond Health Care Center (Belmond)
Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center (Kingsley)
Emmetsburg Care Center (Emmetsburg)
Ruthven Community Care Center (Ruthven)
Westview Care Center (Britt)
Valley Vue Care Center (Armstrong)
Careage Hills (Cherokee)
Illinois
Parkway Manor (Marion)
Lake Forest Place (Lake Forest)
Windsor Park Manor (Carol Stream)
Resurrection Life Center (Chicago)
Abington of Glenview (Glenview)
St. Josephs Home for the Elderly (Palatine)
Indiana
Union Hospital Transitional Care Unit (Terre Haute)
George Davis Manor (W. Lafayette)
Prairie Village Living Center (Washington)
Arbor of Memorial Hospital, The (Logansport)
Kentucky
Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary (Nerinx)
Louisiana
Chalmette Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility
(Chalmette)
Mary Joseph Residence for the Elderly (New Orleans)
Touro Infirmary (New Orleans)
Subacute Care Unite of Meadowcrest Hospital (Gretna)
Ochsner Foundation Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility (New
Orleans)
Massachusetts
Heywood Transitional Care Center (Gardner)
Greenery Extended Care Center (Worcester)
South Cove Manor Nursing Home (Boston)
Jordan Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Roxbury)
Chamberlain Nursing Home Inc (Brookline)
Milton Hospital Transitional Care Unit (Milton)
Caritas Norwood Transitional Care Unit (Norwood)
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility (Framingham)
Carlyle Nursing Home Inc (Framingham)
Mary Ann Morse Nursing & Rehab Center (Natick)
Maristhill Nursing and Rehab Center (Waltham)
Campion Health Center Inc (Weston)
Clifton Rehabilitative Nursing Center (Somerset)
Cape End Manor (Provincetown)
Maryland
Hillhaven Nursing Center (Adelphi)
Subacute Care Center at Southern MD Hospital (Clinton)
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Subacute Unit (Baltimore)
St Josephs Nursing Home (Catonsville)
Minnesota
Central Todd County Care Center (Clarissa)
Parkview Home (Belview)
Lake Region Skilled Nursing Facility (Fergus Falls)
Henning Health Care Center (Henning)
Good Samaritan Center (Pelican Rapids)
Barrett Care Center (Barrett)
Divine Providence Community Home (Sleepy Eye)
Missouri
Frene Valley Health Center
(Hermann)
Ozark Riverview Manor (Ozark)
North
Carolina
Wilkes Regional Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit (N
Wilkesboro)
White Oak Manor - Rutherfordton (Rutherfordton)
Annie Penn Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
(Reidsville)
Wesley Pines Retirement Community (Lumberton)
Britthaven of Pamlico (Grantsboro)
Friends Home West (Greensboro)
Forsyth Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility (Winston
Salem)
Hillcrest Convalescent Center (Durham)
Nebraska
Utica Care Center (Utica)
Faith Regional Health Service / East Campus (Norfolk)
Holmes Lake Manor (Lincoln)
Belle Terrace (Tecumseh)
Park View Haven Nursing Home (Coleridge)
Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center (Albion)
New Hampshire
Harborside Healthcare - Applewood (Winchester)
New Jersey
Mcauley Hall Health Care Center (Watchung)
Manchester Manor Nursing Facility (Lakehurst)
Transitional Care Unit at Underwood Memorial Hospital
(Woodbury)
Kennedy Transitional Care Unit - Stratford (Stratford)
Medford Leas (Medford)
Transitional Care Center of Pascack Valley (Westwood)
New Mexico
Montebello on Academy Healthcare Center (Albuquerque)
New York
Little Flower Nursing Home (East Islip)
Petite Fleur Nursing Home (Sayville)
Westhampton Care Center (Westhampton)
Elmhurst Care Center (East Elmhurst)
Robert Mapplethorpe Residential Treatment Facility (New
York)
Glengariff Nursing Home (Glen Cove)
North Shore University Hospital Center (Manhasset)
Canterbury Woods (Williamsville)
Ohio
Summa Health System - TCU (Akron)
Sumner on Merrima (Akron)
St Luke's Transitional Care Center (Maumee)
Kendal at Oberlin (Oberlin)
Arlington Good Samaritan Center (Arlington)
Rae-Ann Suburban (Westlake)
Oklahoma
Medical Centers Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
(Oklahoma City)
Pennsylvania
Graduate Skilled Nursing Facility (Philadelphia)
Parkview Skilled Nursing Facility (Philadelphia)
Emily A Markle Health Center (Philadelphia)
Germantown Home (Philadelphia)
Holy Family Home (Philadelphia)
Marwood Rest Home Inc (Philadelphia)
Presbyterian Home for Aged Couples (Philadelphia)
Sacred Heart Manor (Philadelphia)
St John Neumann Nursing Home (Philadelphia)
Artman Lutheran Home (Ambler)
Mary J Drexel Home (Bala Cynwood)
St Josephs Villa (Flourtown)
Willow Ridge Center (Hatboro)
Regina Community Nursing Center (Norristown)
Silver Stream Center (Spring House)
Rosemont Manor (Bryn Mawr)
Little Flower Manor (Darby)
Transitional Care Center Delaware Co. Hospital (Drexel Hill)
UPMC Lee Transitional Care Unit (Johnstown)
Rhode Island
Mt St Rita Health Center (Cumberland)
St Antoine Residence (N Smithfield)
Roger Williams Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
(Providence)
Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center (Newport)
Texas
Navarro Regional Hospital Transitional Care Unit
(Corsicana)
Hermann Hospital (Houston)
Metroplex Hospital (Killeen)
Kings Daughters Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility (Temple)
Utah
American Fork Hospital - Transitional Care
(American Fork)
Columbia Lakeview Hospital Transitional Care Unit
(Bountiful)
Castleview Hospital Transitional Care Center (Price)
Logan Regional Hospital Transitional Care Unit (Logan)
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (Winchester)
Summit Square Retirement Community (Waynesboro)
Snyder Nursing Home (Salem)
Pulaski Community Hospital (Pulaski)
Holly Manor Nursing Home (Farmville)
Chesapeake, The (Newport News)
James River Convalescent Center (Newport News)
Community Memorial Health Center (South Hill)
Community Memorial Health Center/Hundley (South Hill)
King's Grant Retirement Community (Martinsville)
Woodhaven Hall at Williamsburg Landing (Williamsburg)
Stanleytown Health Care Center (Stanleytown)
Little Sisters of the Poor (Richmond)
Northampton Convalescent Center (Hampton)
Vermont
Belaire Quality Care Center (Newport)
Washington
Northwoods Lodge (Silverdale)
Wisconsin
Iola Nursing Home (Iola)
Linden Grove (Waukesha)
Willowfield Nursing & Rehab Center (Delavan)
Kiwanis Manor (East Troy)
Fairhaven Corporation (Whitewater)
Good Shepherd Home (Seymour)
Clement Manor Health Care Center (Greenfield)
Hales Corners Care Center (Hales Corners)
Sunrise Care Center (Milwaukee)
Fort Atkinson Subacute Care Center (Fort Atkinson)
Hillside Manor (Beaver Dam)
Continental Manor Health/Rehab Center (Randolph)
Ledge View Nursing Center (De Pere)
Grancare Nursing Center (Green Bay)
Selection
Criteria and Methodology
To determine its proprietary nursing home ratings and
rankings, CareScout interprets and processes detailed state
and federal inspection reports, and data from the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Each government certified facility is evaluated and compared
based upon objective, resident-focused inspections that
monitor the quality of life and care of its residents.
Violations and standards are weighted and the scope and
severity of infractions are considered to distinguish their
relative effect on the quality of hands-on care provided to
residents. Facilities achieving a "AAA" rating had no
nursing home violations (i.e., no health deficiencies)
during their most recent inspection survey, and have
maintained a "AAA" rating for four consecutive years.
CareScout's ratings and rankings are updated quarterly.