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​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living

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  • Assisted Living
  • Adult Day Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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P O Box 315, 607 Smith Avenue,
Elwood NE 68937

(308) 785-3302

75.34% estimated occupancy 1

​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living is a small government-owned facility located in Elwood, Nebraska. With an overall score of A, this facility is one of the highest-rated nursing homes we looked at. In fact, this facility has the distinction of being one of the 25 best nursing homes in Nebraska. Finally, this appears to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent scores in each of our categories. More information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - City
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2021

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After we finished assessing the amount of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 97.5 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia tragically can be a life or death health condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

This nursing home also received a virtually flawless government inspection. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. This is one of the few facilities to receive multiple A+'s. Inspection ratings are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning patients at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the final area, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for our short-term care rating. This completed a first-rate profile. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be more important for individuals requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 2.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 10.83% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 6.9% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 20% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 17.43% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 0.92% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 98.75% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 11.93% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 17.39% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In ​Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living, 17.39% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.