Country Aire Retirement Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Country Aire Retirement Center's website

18540 State Highway 16,
Lewistown MO 63452

(573) 215-2216

66.66% estimated occupancy ¹

Country Aire Retirement Center is located in Lewistown, Missouri, a city with a population of 1,167 people. This is a very respectable facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a respectable grade. This nursing home definitely has plenty going for it. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Bariatric Care
Optometry
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home also received top notch government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our best scores in this area, with an A+. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. 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

We also gave this nursing home a grade of A- for our long-term care grade. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.242424 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility was given its third highest category score in the category of short-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of C in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

Nurse Quality

The final area we scored was nursing. This facility was given a grade of C in the category. Nursing grades are primarily based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This place averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Country Aire Retirement Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 3.39% of Patients had UTIs

This gauges the percent of long-term patients who experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 4.19% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 88.53% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 14.79% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 14.68% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 1.7 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 14.68 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Country Aire Retirement Center, 11.55 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.