Located in Benton, Arkansas, Arkansas Health Center is one of four nursing homes in this city. This facility is ranked among the highest-graded facilities we found. A score in this range requires top-notch scores across the board. You simply can not do any better than this nursing home. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's remarkable report card is its long-term care rating. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Arkansas Health Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - State
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Mental Health
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Long-term Care Quality
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.75519 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is too frequently a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. Nursing ratings are primarily associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
Another impressive feature of this facility is its inspection score. In that category, we awarded this facility an impressive grade of A. Inspection scores are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home was given an extremely favorable short-term care score. We gave it a grade of A- in this area, giving this facility straight A's. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Arkansas Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Arkansas Health Center, 12.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Arkansas Health Center, 2.77% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of long-term care patients which sustained falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Arkansas Health Center, 3.04% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Arkansas Health Center, 52.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Arkansas Health Center, 34.23% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Arkansas Health Center, 6.63% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Arkansas Health Center, 98.72% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Arkansas Health Center, 7.74% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Arkansas Health Center, 4.44% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Arkansas Health Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Arkansas Health Center, 4.44% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Scores for Benton, AR
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Benton, Arkansas has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Saline Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.94 miles away#1 Medical Park Drive Benton Arkansas 72015Proprietary(501) 776-6000
- Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyAcute Care Hospitals 14.02 miles away1001 Schneider Drive Malvern Arkansas 72104Voluntary non-profit - Private(501) 332-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Saline County Dialysis4.45 miles awayGround Level-1200 N Main Ste 2 Benton Arkansas 72015Dialysis Stations: 12 (501) 776-1816
- Fmcna - Benton5.95 miles away2101 Congo Rd Benton Arkansas 72015Dialysis Stations: 16 (501) 776-1418
- Davita - Malvern Dialysis14.4 miles away1590 Tanner Rd Malvern Arkansas 72104Dialysis Stations: 26 (501) 332-3000
- Davita - South Little Rock19.97 miles away6115 Baseline Rd Little Rock Arkansas 72209CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (501) 570-0543