Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center is in Clark, South Dakota, a city with 1,873 people. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road grade. As far as we can see, this nursing home ought to be a good fit for most people. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Clark Care and Rehabilitation 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 - Limited Liability company
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home outperformed its overall grade in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that category with a grade of A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. Unfortunately, it does not appear that we have information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, we also wanted to note that this nursing home was given favorable long-term care marks this year. We awarded them one of our more favorable grades in this category, with a B. This proved to be the facility's second highest grade. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 97.169815 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given its third best category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this nursing home a C in this category, which is a respectable grade. In determining our short-term care scores, we size up the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is generally a fair assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's weakest area was nursing, which is the final category we looked at. For this category, we gave this facility a D. Our nursing score looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This place offered only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 5.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients which have suffered a fall which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who have experienced UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 4.79% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 95.19% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 16.7% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 19.23% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 19.23 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center, 80.24% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.