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Colonial Springs Healthcare Center

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Memory Care

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Colonial Springs Healthcare Center's website

750 West Cooper, PO Box 978,
Buffalo MO 65622

(417) 345-2228

81.94% estimated occupancy ¹

Colonial Springs Healthcare Center is the only option we found in Buffalo, Missouri. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent scores. Based on our assessment, this facility has some redeeming qualities. The best part of this place's report card is its exemplary inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Missouri Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

The main reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection score. In fact, its inspection grade was far better than its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave it a grade of A. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

In addition, we also would like to point out that this nursing home was given impressive long-term care marks this year. We awarded them one of our higher scores in this category, with a grade of B. This turned out to be the nursing home's second strongest grade. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.75 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

The next best area we awarded this nursing home in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more critical for residents requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home's weakest area is nursing, which is the last category we assessed. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this area. In spite of multiple respectable scores in other areas, this score is nevertheless concerning so we would like to to point it out. Our nursing rating is largely based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Colonial Springs Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 9.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care patients who had a fall leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 3.29% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 20.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of long-term patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 24.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 5.4% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 86.07% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 15.8% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, 13.34% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Many argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.