Care Center of Laurel

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Care Center of Laurel's website

935 West Dr,
Laurel MS 39440

(601) 649-8006

64.41% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Laurel, Mississippi, Care Center of Laurel is one of a mere three nursing homes in the city. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a solid rating. Based on our assessment, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. The best part of this facility's profile is is its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Individual
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Aquatic Therapy
Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

The main reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection score. Its inspection grade was far better than its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave it an A-. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in long-term care. This facility earned a B in this category, which happens to be one of our more impressive scores. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.20949 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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Nurse Quality

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. When computing our nursing ratings, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

The final category we scored was short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D for short-term care, leaving this as the nursing home's worst category. Our short-term care ratings are important for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It looks like this place was below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its patients based on the metrics we looked at. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who returned home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Care Center of Laurel Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Care Center of Laurel, 10.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This gauges the percentage of long-term residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Care Center of Laurel, 3.26% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Care Center of Laurel, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents which had a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Care Center of Laurel, 20.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents which are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Care Center of Laurel, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Care Center of Laurel, 2.3% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Care Center of Laurel, 93.75% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Care Center of Laurel, 18.95% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Care Center of Laurel, 20.82% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In Care Center of Laurel, 1.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Care Center of Laurel, 20.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Care Center of Laurel, 13.63 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Care Center of Laurel, 69.18% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.