Current River Nursing Center is an average-sized facility in Doniphan, Missouri. It looks like this is a good nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid grade. Based on our ratings, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
Current River Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Contracted Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this facility an A for the area of inspections. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. This place received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk 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
This facility performed well in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we gave it a grade of A for that area, which is one of our best grades. For patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 81.818184 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be slightly less than we were hoping for but still a respectable figure. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Turning to the category of nursing care, this facility didn't perform quite as well in this area as some of the categories discussed above. Nevertheless, a grade of C in this category is by no means a bad score. The nursing score weighs a variety of subcategories. The most heavily weighted one is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This place provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this facility actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often an indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at was short-term care. We gave this nursing home a D in short-term care, leaving this as its weakest category. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. It appears that this place was subpar in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the data we assessed. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.1 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics was damning for this nursing home's short-term care grade.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Current River Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Current River Nursing Center, 9.32% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Current River Nursing Center, 3.98% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Current River Nursing Center, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Current River Nursing Center, 20.31% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Current River Nursing Center, 24.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term patients which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Current River Nursing Center, 4.11% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Current River Nursing Center, 88.89% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Current River Nursing Center, 14.76% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Current River Nursing Center, 15.81% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Current River Nursing Center, 1.64 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Current River Nursing Center, 15.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Current River Nursing Center, 11.79 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.