Ash Grove Healthcare Facility is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Ash Grove, Missouri. It looks like this nursing home is among the highest-rated nursing homes we found. A grade of this caliber requires top-notch marks across the board. In our view, this place is a no brainer for most people. This facility also received consistently good grades in each of our categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Ash Grove Healthcare Facility
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to faring well overall, this nursing home received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that area with an A. Inspection scores are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to alert you to the fact that this nursing home was awarded a high-end score of A in our short-term care area. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be more important for residents in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. In computing our nursing scores, we weigh both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the fourth area, this facility also excelled in the long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in this area. This finalized a first-rate report card. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ash Grove Healthcare Facility Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 0.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 1.76% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 0.37% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize 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 varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 19.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 19.75% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 7.89% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. High levels of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 99.64% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 9.62% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 6.76% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 6.76% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 11.19% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, 61.69% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
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