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Clarkson Community Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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212 Sunrise Drive,
Clarkson NE 68629

(402) 892-3494

72.15% estimated occupancy ¹

Clarkson Community Care Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in Clarkson, Nebraska. With an A overall grade, we rated this nursing home in the top fifth of all facilities in the nation. Based on the data we reviewed, you can't go wrong with this place. Scroll down to see this facility's category grades, which are also strong. It would be hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

One of the many reasons this place ended up being a great nursing home is it earned an A+ in our inspections category. This is as good as it gets in this critical area. Inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Contributing to its strong assessment, this nursing home also was given an excellent long-term care grade, with a score of A. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 90.97744 percent of its patients. This is somewhat less than we were hoping for but still a decent percentage. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Nurse Quality

Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. In computing a facility's nursing score, we look at the amount of time nurses are with residents and the levels of training of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 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 nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

The last category we assessed was short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a strong grade of B. In determining our short-term care ratings, we size up the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is more often than not a reliable measure of the facility's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final measure we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Clarkson Community Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 1.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 1.5% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 4.07% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 3.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 19.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 6.82% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 94.78% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 17.24% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 14.84% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Clarkson Community Care Center, 14.84% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.