Bloomfield Living Center is a small nursing home in Bloomfield, Missouri. We gave this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the nation. In our view, this place would be a wonderful choice for just about anybody. As you will find below, this nursing home performed equally well in our category grades. We give this place two thumbs up!
Bloomfield Living Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score is largely based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was elite in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of A-. Very few nursing homes fared better in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 95.38461 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
In our final category, we awarded this facility a grade of A+ for its short-term care score. This finished off a very favorable report card. In the category of short-term care, we seek to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bloomfield Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bloomfield Living Center, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bloomfield Living Center, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who suffered falls leading to severe injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bloomfield Living Center, 3.39% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bloomfield Living Center, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bloomfield Living Center, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bloomfield Living Center, 4.19% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bloomfield Living Center, 88.53% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bloomfield Living Center, 14.79% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Many in the industry believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bloomfield Living Center, 14.68% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bloomfield Living Center, 14.68 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Nearby Hospitals
- Southeasthealth Center of Stoddard CountyAcute Care Hospitals 5.76 miles away1200 N One Mile Rd Dexter Missouri 63841Voluntary non-profit - Private(573) 624-5566
- Missouri Delta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.46 miles away1008 North Main St Sikeston Missouri 63801Voluntary non-profit - Other(573) 471-1600
Nearby Dialysis
- Dexter Dialysis6.29 miles away2010 N Outer Rd Dexter Missouri 63841Dialysis Stations: 8 (573) 624-3452
- Sikeston Jaycee Regional Dialysis19.63 miles away135 Plaza Dr # 101 Sikeston Missouri 63801CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (573) 472-7230
- Fmc - Sikeston19.86 miles away801 Plantation Blvd Sikeston Missouri 63801Dialysis Stations: 13 (573) 471-2510