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Clark County Nursing Home

Nursing Home

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1260 North Johnson Street,
Kahoka MO 63445

(660) 727-3303

60.6% estimated occupancy ¹

Clark County Nursing Home is an average-sized government-owned facility located in Kahoka, Missouri. It looks like this is a fine facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. This facility also received consistently good scores in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Government - County

Specialized Services

Occupational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this place ended up being a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical area. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility was given a favorable long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a score of B+. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.111115 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. 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 less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home also received a favorable short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Our short-term care grades are meaningful for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

The final category we looked at is nursing. We gave this nursing home one of our better grades in that area, with a B. This nursing home turned out to be relatively strong in all areas we analyzed. Our nursing score assesses quite a few factors, most of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.4 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 minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Clark County Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Clark County Nursing Home, 9.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Clark County Nursing Home, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Clark County Nursing Home, 3.29% of Patients had UTIs

This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that have experienced a UTI. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Clark County Nursing Home, 20.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for treating several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Clark County Nursing Home, 24.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Clark County Nursing Home, 5.4% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Clark County Nursing Home, 86.07% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Clark County Nursing Home, 15.8% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Clark County Nursing Home, 13.34% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Clark County Nursing Home, 1.86 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Clark County Nursing Home, 13.34 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Clark County Nursing Home, 13.27 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

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