Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home in Dardanelle, Arkansas. With an B+ overall grade, we rated this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the United States. Based on our assessment, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. This facility was also given phenomenal grades in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this place also earned top notch government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our higher grades in that category, with an A. Inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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
This facility fared well in our long-term care category. Indeed, we gave it a score of A- for that category, which happens to be one of our highest scores. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. When determining our nursing grades, we weigh both staffing levels and the training levels of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we graded was short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility an impressive grade of B. Short-term care grades are typically used to score a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To have highly graded rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have higher levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. We weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents that experienced falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.33% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 6.16% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 20.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.07% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many believe that this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 14.29% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.85% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.85% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Dardanelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 80.66% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Dardanelle HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 3.64 miles away200 North Third Street Dardanelle Arkansas 72834Proprietary(479) 229-4677
- St Marys Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.84 miles away1808 West Main Street Russellville Arkansas 72801Proprietary(479) 968-2841
- Chambers Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.18 miles away719 Detroit Street Danville Arkansas 72833Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 495-2241
- Johnson Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.72 miles away1100 East Poplar Street Clarksville Arkansas 72830Government - Local(479) 754-5454
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - River Valley Dialysis3.15 miles away3121 W Second Ct Russellville Arkansas 72801CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (479) 968-4687