Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville is one of only two available nursing homes in the area. This nursing home was given an overall grade of C, which is a solid grade. This facility has some things working in its favor. One of the better aspects of this facility's report card is its strong nursing grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville
- Nursing Home
- For people with disabilities
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Government - State
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home received a nursing score which is stronger than its overall grade. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of moving a patient even once per day.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B in our short-term care category. This happens to be one of our better scores. In calculating these short-term care ratings, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to formulate a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we considered the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home earned a solid inspection report this year as well, with few dings from the applicable government inspectors. As a result, it earned one of our better grades in that category with a score of B-. We believe that one of the most important factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially look at the severity of the deficiencies. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at was long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. Our long-term care grade focuses on a facility's personal care instead of the highly skilled therapy or healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. Unfortunately, this nursing home vaccinated just 89.79592 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 8.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term residents that suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 4.03% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 2.26% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 12.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 21.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 2.24% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 95.33% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 12.13% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 10.57% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility. Some argue that mobility is important for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 1.97 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville, 10.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Washington Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.25 miles away3215 N North Hills Boulevard Fayetteville Arkansas 72703Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 463-5113
- Northwest Health Physicians Specialty HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.24 miles away3873 North Parkview Drive Fayetteville Arkansas 72703Proprietary(479) 571-7002
- Arkansas Children's Northwest, IncChildrens 6.17 miles away2601 Gene George Boulevard Springdale Arkansas 72762Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 725-6800
- Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleAcute Care Hospitals 7.2 miles away609 West Maple Avenue Springdale Arkansas 72764Proprietary(479) 751-5711
- Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasAcute Care Hospitals 16 miles away2710 South Rife Medical Lane Rogers Arkansas 72758Voluntary non-profit - Church(479) 338-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- North Hills Dialysis2.18 miles away107 E Monte Painter Dr Fayetteville Arkansas 72703CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (479) 463-7000
- Davita - Fayetteville2.46 miles away509 E Millsap Ste 111 Fayetteville Arkansas 72703Dialysis Stations: 9 (479) 443-6688
- Davita - Springdale6.35 miles away2070 Mckenzie Road Ste B Springdale Arkansas 72762Dialysis Stations: 16 (479) 927-1957
- Springdale Dialysis Ctr6.94 miles away2158 Butterfield Coach Rd Springdale Arkansas 72764Dialysis Stations: 19 (479) 404-2430
- Davita - Rogers Dialysis17.7 miles away101 N 37th Street Rogers Arkansas 72756Dialysis Stations: 16 (479) 899-6868
- Davita - Bentonville18.12 miles away1104 Se 30th St Bentonville Arkansas 72712Dialysis Stations: 21 (479) 657-6220