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Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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700 Cherokee PO Box 307,
Oskaloosa KS 66066

(785) 863-2108

78.16% estimated occupancy 1

Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center is a senior living facility in Oskaloosa, Kansas. The city has a total of 2,636 people. Featuring an overall rating of B-, this looks like a solid facility. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly much worse places out there. One of the highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

We would like to point out that this nursing home's inspection grade exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a B+ in this area, which is one of our better grades. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A couple minor dings are not something to panic about.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our better scores. Our nursing score is mostly associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home 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 avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a patient even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a positive score in our short-term care category. We gave this facility an above average grade of B in that area. In forming these short-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we assessed is long-term care. For that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 95.180725 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 16.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 0.6% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 2.01% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 23.91% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 34.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 9.76% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 91.2% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 24.03% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 22.48% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 22.48% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 6.39% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Hickory Pointe Care & Rehab Center, 75.3% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • F W Huston Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 8 miles away408 Delaware Street Winchester Kansas 66097Voluntary non-profit - Private(913) 774-4340
  • Lawrence Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.63 miles away325 Maine Street Lawrence Kansas 66044Government - Local(785) 505-6100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Lawrence Dialysis16.56 miles away330 Arkansas St. #100 Lawrence Kansas 66044CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (785) 843-2000
  • Davita Free State Dialysis18.51 miles awayFree State Dialysis Lawrence Kansas 66046Dialysis Stations: 12 (785) 312-9377
  • Lawrence Home Training18.85 miles away3510 Clinton Pkwy Suite 110 Lawrence Kansas 66047Dialysis Stations: 1 (785) 841-0490