Bethesda Meadow is a senior living facility located in Ballwin, Missouri, which has a total of 92,608 people. It looks like this is a very respectable nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid grade. In fact, we found this facility to be better than the majority of the nursing homes in Ballwin, which has a city grade of B-. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile was its nursing score. We discuss nursing in the next section
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Bethesda Meadow
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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 Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an A-. We analyzed the levels of nurses working for the facility, as well as the number of hours the nurses were with patients, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home averages 0.4 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we gave this facility an B+ for inspections. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we graded is short-term care. This nursing home was given an above average short-term care grade, with a B in this area. In determining our short-term care scores, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our fourth area, this nursing home was awarded an acceptable long-term care grade of B-. Our long-term care grade focuses on a facility's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled therapy or healthcare services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. We were disappointed to learn that this facility vaccinated only 72.36842 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethesda Meadow Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethesda Meadow, 3.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethesda Meadow, 3.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethesda Meadow, 0.27% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethesda Meadow, 14.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethesda Meadow, 22.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethesda Meadow, 1.39% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethesda Meadow, 78.73% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethesda Meadow, 13.7% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethesda Meadow, 11.35% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Bethesda Meadow, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethesda Meadow, 11.35% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bethesda Meadow, 6.66% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethesda Meadow, 74.7% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Ballwin, MO
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Ballwin, Missouri has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- St Lukes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.89 miles away232 S Woods Mill Rd Chesterfield Missouri 63017Voluntary non-profit - Private(314) 434-1500
- Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - FentonAcute Care Hospitals 7.54 miles away1015 Bowles Fenton Missouri 63026Voluntary non-profit - Private(636) 496-2000
- St Luke's Des Peres HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.84 miles away2345 Dougherty Ferry Road Saint Louis Missouri 63122Proprietary(314) 966-9100
- Missouri Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.01 miles away3015 N Ballas Rd Saint Louis Missouri 63131Voluntary non-profit - Private(314) 996-5000
- Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.59 miles away12634 Olive Boulevard Saint Louis Missouri 63141Voluntary non-profit - Private(314) 996-8000
- Progress West HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.62 miles away2 Progress Point Pkwy O Fallon Missouri 63368Voluntary non-profit - Private(636) 344-1000
- Mercy Hospital SouthAcute Care Hospitals 12.77 miles away10010 Kennerly Road Saint Louis Missouri 63128Voluntary non-profit - Private(314) 525-1000
- Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St LouisAcute Care Hospitals 14.53 miles away12303 Depaul Drive Bridgeton Missouri 63044Voluntary non-profit - Private(314) 344-6000
Nearby Dialysis
- Ellisville Dialysis Center1.3 miles away257 Clarkson Road Ballwin Missouri 63011CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (636) 207-7401
- Eureka Dialysis Center6.34 miles away419 Meramec Blvd Eureka Missouri 63025Dialysis Stations: 12 (636) 587-2063
- Fenton Dialysis Center7.64 miles away850 Horan Dr. Fenton Missouri 63026Dialysis Stations: 18 (636) 305-1144
- Bowles Avenue Dialysis7.69 miles away1011 Bowles Avenue Suite 210 Fenton Missouri 63026Dialysis Stations: 14 (636) 326-7130
- Town and Country West Dialysis7.8 miles away12855 N 40 Drive Suite l4 Saint Louis Missouri 63141Dialysis Stations: 12 (314) 542-0049
- Nxstage St Louis, LLC7.81 miles away1076 Old Des Peres Road Saint Louis Missouri 63131Dialysis Stations: 9 (314) 925-2522
- Creve Coeur Dialysis Center9.24 miles away1009 Executive Pkwy #100 Saint Louis Missouri 63141CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (314) 434-4770
- Fmc - Creve Coeur10.04 miles away555 N New Ballas #170 Saint Louis Missouri 63141CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (314) 872-9272