Beaver County Nursing Home is in Beaver, Oklahoma. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A score in this range requires favorable scores in most areas. In our view, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. You also may want to review this facility's category grades below. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Beaver County Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
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
- Government - County
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home fared well in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in inspections. We awarded it an A- for that category. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a strong short-term care score. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B in this category. In our short-term care rating, we seek to craft a valuable barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we rated is this nursing home's worst category. However, even in its worst category we still gave it a decent grade of C for our nursing category. Our nursing grade is based on a number of subcategories. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This place provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a much lower figure than we were hoping for. Lastly, we also baked some quality measures into our nursing scores. This place was relatively weak in a few of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally decent indicators of the quality of nursing care offered.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Beaver County Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 17.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 19.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 12.67% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 6.52% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used to treat several medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 7.97% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 98.72% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 22.31% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating. Some believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 19.57% of Residents
This is the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Beaver County Nursing Home, 19.57% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Nearby Hospitals
- Beaver County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.03 miles away212 East 8th Street Beaver Oklahoma 73932Government - Hospital District or Authority(580) 625-4551