Checotah Nursing Center

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Checotah Nursing Center's website

321 Southeast 2nd Street,
Checotah OK 74426

(918) 473-2251

41.82% estimated occupancy ¹

Checotah Nursing Center is a facility in Checotah, Oklahoma. The city has 9,891 people. This nursing home proved to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our assessment, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. Fortunately, this facility did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry
Audiology
Colostomy Care

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Nurse Quality

To pair with its strong overall score, this facility received a B+ in nursing. This is an above average grade in this area. When determining our nursing ratings, we assess both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

In addition, this nursing home also performed well in our inspection category, which is based on its recent government inspections. We awarded it a grade of B+ for that area, which is one of our top grades. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This means CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

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Long-term Care Quality

Turning to an additional strength for this facility, we awarded them one of our more positive grades in our long-term care category as well, with a B. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 95.68965 percent of its residents. This is a great way to minimize negative health outcomes for the elderly population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

The next category we rated is short-term care. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. In determining our short-term care grades, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to create a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final item we considered in this category is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Checotah Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Checotah Nursing Center, 9.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Checotah Nursing Center, 4.58% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who experienced falls which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Checotah Nursing Center, 3.45% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Checotah Nursing Center, 13.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Checotah Nursing Center, 24.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Checotah Nursing Center, 3.83% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Checotah Nursing Center, 92.26% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Checotah Nursing Center, 14.52% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Checotah Nursing Center, 16.45% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Checotah Nursing Center, 1.65 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Checotah Nursing Center, 16.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Checotah Nursing Center, 15.05 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.