Cassville Health Center for Rehab and Healthcare
1300 County Farm Road, Cassville MO 65625 · (417) 847-3386 · 78.66% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Cassville Health Center for Rehab and Healthcare is in Cassville, Missouri. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this is a decent facility is that it earned a very favorable inspection score. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Inspection ratings are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Sadly, this nursing home was hit with a category L deficiency, which was not what we expected based on its inspection rating. This category means CMS found a widespread deficiency putting resident health or safety in immediate danger. While other aspects of this nursing home's inspection report were favorable, we have some reservations.
Nurse Quality
This facility's second best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. Nursing scores are mostly associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these metrics as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third best area ended up being long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a B-. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility vaccinated 96.644295 percent of its patients, which is a very solid statistic. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this facility had 2.05 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was not quite as favorable than its other scores in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is short-term care, which proved to be a weak link for this facility. We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D for short-term care. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. With its score in this area, we were not surprised to discover that this place is well below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. Frankly, this was about what we expected to find. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 44 percent of its residents returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cassville Health Center for Rehab and Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have suffered a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better