Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare is a small facility in Buffalo, Missouri. It looks like this is a very good nursing home. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is a well above average grade. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. This nursing home also received impressive ratings in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare
- 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 - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Optometry
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite insignificant. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so well is that it received a strong long-term care score. Indeed, long-term care ended up being its second most impressive category score. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a score of A-. Facilities that receive this kind of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are kept in good health. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 72.38806 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be a bit below what we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we graded was short-term care. This nursing home received a favorable short-term care grade, with a B in this category. Our short-term care scores are probably most meaningful for patients in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
The next area we assessed is nursing. We gave this facility one of our better grades in this category, with a grade of B. This facility proved to be relatively strong across the board. The nursing rating is based on quite a few data points, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home 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 state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a patient even once per day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term residents who developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care residents that suffered falls which caused major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 3.39% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used to treat several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 4.19% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 88.53% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 14.79% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 14.68% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility. Many believe that mobility is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 14.68 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare, 72.81% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
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