Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. We analyzed the qualifications of nurses working for the facility, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses were with residents, in calculating our grade in this area. This nursing home boasts a really impressive 4.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, of which a significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly highly skilled levels of nurses. This is one of the higher totals of nursing hours we were able to find. In addition to providing impressive levels of nursing care, this place was also above average in several of the major quality measures we assessed in this category. For example, it performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These metrics are generally good indicators of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

In addition, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that area with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This nursing home also was given a impressive long-term care score. Indeed, this is its third strongest category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. After assessing the impressive nursing care provided by this nursing home, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.31 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.

The next area we scored is short-term care. In this area, we gave this facility an impressive grade of B. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that it fared respectably with 46.2 percent of its residents returning home.