Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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318 West 18th Street,
Cozad NE 69130

(308) 784-3715

59.55% estimated occupancy ¹

Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center is a senior living facility located in Cozad, Nebraska, which has 5,307 people. This turns out to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our analysis, this place has quite a bit going for it. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company

Specialized Services

Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Additionally, this nursing home also received favorable short-term care grades in our assessment. In fact, we gave them one of our more favorable grades in that category, with a grade of B+. Our short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

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Nurse Quality

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. The nursing category analyzes quite a few components, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we rated is long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of D in the area of long-term care, making this the facility's weakest category grade. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility administered the vaccine to 97.57576 percent of its patients, which is a very solid figure. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 5.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 4.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 3.66% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term patients who experienced UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 18.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 19.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 4.32% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 93.19% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 14.85% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 18.85% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 1.37 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Cozad Care and Rehabilitation Center, 9.35 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.

Nearby Hospitals

Gothenburg Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.81 miles away910 20th St Gothenburg Nebraska 69138Government - Hospital District or Authority(308) 537-3661