Leonardtown, MD — The St. Mary’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has received high marks from the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), a Maryland agency that tracks the quality of care in the state’s nursing facilities.
According to the 2014 Maryland Nursing Facility Family Survey, St. Mary’s was the best in the state with 100% of family members and responsible parties surveyed saying they’d recommend the Center to those seeking quality care. The survey is conducted annually by the Maryland Health Care Commission to measure the experience and satisfaction of family members and other designated responsible parties of residents in Maryland’s nursing homes. This year 221 nursing facilities were included in the survey.
“We’ve always done well on the survey because we provide a nurturing and compassionate home-like environment to our residents”, explained Annette Hodges, Administrator of the St. Mary’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. “The community has always known the quality care we offer so it’s nice to receive this recognition,” said Hodges.
When participants were asked a series of questions regarding the quality of personal care, St. Mary’s was among the very best nursing homes in Maryland. St. Mary’s stood out for ensuring the rights and autonomy of residents in addition to treating residents with courtesy and respect. Respondents reported that the residents as well as the facility looked and smelled clean. St. Mary’s was among the best in the state regarding the way nurses and nursing aides provided care and handled situations. These are crucially important factors in the world of nursing care.
Although St. Mary’s exceeded the average marks of nursing centers in Southern Maryland and centers across the state regarding the quality of staff, care, resident rights, and the physical aspects of the nursing center, its lowest marks in these categories reflected the physical aspects of the Center. Hodges says she expects those numbers to climb after the recent opening of the Center’s state-of-the art Rehabilitation Gym and Rehab Unit, equipped with private rooms for short-term rehab stays. In fact, St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Inc. recently changed its name to St. Mary’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center to reflect the upgrades and its focus on rehabilitative services and Respite Care.