Birch Pointe Health and Rehabilitation
3705 S Jefferson Ave, Springfield MO 65807 · (417) 889-0773 · 87% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Birch Pointe Health and Rehabilitation is a facility in Springfield, Missouri, which has 219,752 people. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B. A score in this range requires quality marks in most areas. Even in a city offering 18 other nursing homes, this facility should be a sound option. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this facility performed even better in our inspections category which is based on the facility's recent inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A+ for this category, which is one of our highest scores. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Among the reasons we rated this nursing home so well is that it was awarded a strong long-term care grade. Indeed, long-term care is its second highest category grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home a score of A-. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.71795 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. While it had 2.05 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than most facilities due to it having some more complicated patients.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next highest area turned out to be short-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be more critical for residents in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. This nursing home performed better in this statistic. It performed better than most facilities in this area with 50.7 percent of its residents returning home. At most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our next area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D in nursing. This was the facility's least impressive category score. Naturally, this category pulled down the nursing home's overall grade to some degree. Our nursing score includes several data points, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below average. Unfortunately, this place also did not fare as well as we hoped in some of the quality measures we assessed in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Birch Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better