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Bedford Care Center of Newton

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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Bedford Care Center of Newton's website

1009 South Main Street,
Newton MS 39345

(601) 683-6601

86% estimated occupancy 1

Bedford Care Center of Newton is a facility located in Newton, Mississippi, which has 6,127 people. Featuring an overall score of A-, this facility is ranked among the higher-rated facilities we looked at. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. This nursing home also received very consistent grades in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

One of the many reasons this proved to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive long-term care rating. In this area, we awarded this nursing home an A. 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. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is too frequently a life threatening ailment for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also was awarded a strong short-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we assess a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This area is frequently a fair measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The final area we rated was nursing, where this facility was given a B. Although this proved to be its worst category rating, this is nevertheless a favorable score. We scrutinized the levels of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses worked with residents, in determining our score in this category. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these statistics as good indicators of the caliber of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Bedford Care Center of Newton Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 9.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 3.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This measures the percentage of long-term residents who experienced a fall which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 1.01% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 18.52% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 26.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are typically prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 8.21% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could be a sign lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 100% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 20.53% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 22.78% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 22.78% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Bedford Care Center of Newton, 6.24% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Laird Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 17.88 miles away25117 Highway 15 Union Mississippi 39365Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 774-8214
  • S E Lackey Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.46 miles away330 N Broad Street Forest Mississippi 39074Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 469-4151

Nearby Dialysis

  • Rcg Newton2.23 miles away121 Old 15 Loop Newton Mississippi 39345CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (601) 683-9485
  • Biomedical Applications of Mississippi, Inc19.04 miles away570 Deerfield Drive Forest Mississippi 39074CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (601) 469-3390

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=255153