Bedford Care Center of Marion is a nursing home in Marion, Mississippi. The city has a total of 1,287 people. With an overall grade of B, this nursing home is a quality choice. This facility truly has plenty going for it. The best part of this nursing home's impressive report card was its long-term care rating. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section
Bedford Care Center of Marion
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received a strong overall score as discussed above, but we wanted to emphasize its excellent long-term care grade. We awarded them an A- in this category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 95.63637 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive profile, this nursing home also performed at a high level in the area of inspections. In fact, it earned a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with a score of B+. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. The nursing grade is based on a number of factors. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning patients more often.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final category, this nursing home was given an acceptable short-term care grade of C. In our short-term care score, we try to craft a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home. This figure was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bedford Care Center of Marion Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 10.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 3.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who have had a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percent of long-term residents which have had a UTI. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 20.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 2.3% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 93.75% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 18.95% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 20.82% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 1.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 20.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 13.63 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bedford Care Center of Marion, 69.18% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Rush Foundation HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.09 miles away1314 19th Ave Meridian Mississippi 39301Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 483-0011
- Anderson Regional Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 5.16 miles away2124 14 St Meridian Mississippi 39301Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 553-6000
- Anderson Rmc SouthAcute Care Hospitals 5.31 miles away1102 Constitution Avenue Meridian Mississippi 39301Proprietary(601) 484-3590
Nearby Dialysis
- Rcg Mississippi, Inc3.93 miles away1300 38th Avenue East Meridian Mississippi 39301Dialysis Stations: 14 (601) 482-4808
- Rcg Meridian3.96 miles away2205 Hwy 39 North Meridian Mississippi 39301CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 61 (601) 483-0606