Attala County Nursing Center is located in Kosciusko, Mississippi. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A score of this caliber requires some respectable scores. This place seems to have some things working in its favor. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's report card is its remarkable inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Attala County Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
We want to point out that this facility outperformed its overall score in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in this category with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. We were not able to locate deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's more impressive category grades came in the category of long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+. It actually performed better than most facilities in this category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are kept in good health. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia can be a life threatening health condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third most favorable category we awarded this nursing home in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a C. In computing these short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to devise a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we assessed is nursing, ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in that category. This really was one of just a few weak links of a strong report card. Our nursing score is based on quite a few subcategories, however, the most important one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This particular facility offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This statistic is well below the national average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these statistics to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Attala County Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Attala County Nursing Center, 8.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Attala County Nursing Center, 4.58% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Attala County Nursing Center, 0.29% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Attala County Nursing Center, 31.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Attala County Nursing Center, 13.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Attala County Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This is the percent of residents demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Attala County Nursing Center, 99.46% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Attala County Nursing Center, 18.35% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Attala County Nursing Center, 12.07% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Attala County Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Attala County Nursing Center, 12.07% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Attala County Nursing Center, 26.83% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Attala County Nursing Center, 80.51% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Baptist Medical Center-AttalaCritical Access Hospitals 0.67 miles away220 Hwy 12 West Kosciusko Mississippi 39090Voluntary non-profit - Other(662) 289-4311
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Kosciusko0.8 miles away107 Ridgewood Circle Kosciusko Mississippi 39090Dialysis Stations: 20 (662) 289-3000