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Clark's Mountain Nursing Center

Nursing Home
Home Health Agency

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Clark's Mountain Nursing Center's website

2100 Barnes,
Piedmont MO 63957

(573) 287-3106

63.29% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Piedmont, Missouri, Clark's Mountain Nursing Center is the sole nursing home we were able to find in this city. With an overall score of A-, this facility is one of the more impressive facilities we looked at. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top quarter of all nursing homes nationally. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Missouri Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

On top of receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home earned an A+ inspection grade. This is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. Inspection grades are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility also received a strong long-term care score. Indeed, we awarded it an above average score of B+ in this area. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.4709 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, 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

The third category we assessed is short-term care. This facility received a very positive short-term care score, with a B+ in the category. Short-term care scores are important for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

The fourth category we rated was nursing, where this nursing home was awarded a B+. This rounded out a very strong report card. Not many facilities earned a B+ or higher in in each area we assessed. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Clark's Mountain Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 12.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay patients which had a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 4.52% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that have sustained UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 28.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay residents which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 24.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 1.14% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 96.54% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 19.54% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 17.09% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.