Crowley Ridge Care Center
1204 North Outer Road, PO Box 668, Dexter MO 63841 · (573) 624-5557 · 67.22% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Crowley Ridge Care Center is located in Dexter, Missouri. It looks like this is a good nursing home. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable score. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 90 Beds
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For profit - Individual
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Not many nursing homes fared better in this area. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home really excelled in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A. Few facilities performed more favorably in this area. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 99.196785 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. With 1.87 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility is just about middle of the pack in this area.
Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. This wasn't quite as good as some of its other scores, but a grade in this range is not the end of the world. In computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are seeing patients and the level of skill of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided just 2.9 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is significantly below the national average. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this metric. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning a patient at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the next area, this facility was given a grade of C in short-term care, which we consider to be an acceptable score. Short-term care ratings are crucial for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 35.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Crowley Ridge Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of long-term patients which have sustained a fall leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing scores.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. However, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better