The Meadows is a large nursing home located in Fulton, Mississippi. Sporting an overall score of A-, this is without a doubt a very good facility. Based on our assessment, this place looks like a great choice for most people. Scroll down to see this facility's category grades, which are also impressive. It's hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
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The Meadows
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a quality overall grade, this facility also earned excellent health inspections recently. We awarded it one of our best scores in that category, with an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively insignificant. It does not appear that we have deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a high-end short-term care grade. In fact, this ended up being this nursing home's second strongest category grade. In that category, we gave this facility a score of A. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
Building on its strong resume, this nursing home also received a superb long-term care score, with a score of A-. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.72145 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a proven method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
In our last category, this nursing home also was given a very strong nursing score, with a grade of B+. This topped off a first-rate profile. Our nursing rating analyzes the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some quality-based measures in this category. This place fared well in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. By way of illustration, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average. This is generally an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented with better nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Meadows Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Meadows, 7.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Meadows, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Meadows, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients which have suffered from a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Meadows, 22.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Meadows, 28.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Meadows, 2.24% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Meadows, 97.04% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Meadows, 20.06% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Meadows, 18.23% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients health.
Hospitalizations
In The Meadows, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Meadows, 18.23% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Meadows, 7.36% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Meadows, 70.7% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- North Mississippi Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.24 miles away830 S Gloster Street Tupelo Mississippi 38801Voluntary non-profit - Private(662) 377-6608
- North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAcute Care Hospitals 18.25 miles away1105 Earl Frye Blvd Amory Mississippi 38821Proprietary(662) 256-7111
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Care Group Tupelo, LLC18.1 miles away1031 S Madison St Tupelo Mississippi 38801Dialysis Stations: 14 (662) 690-6153
- Renal Care Group Tupelo, LLC18.28 miles away2978 Mattox Street Tupelo Mississippi 38801CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 51 (662) 844-0009