Delmar Gardens South is a large nursing home located in Saint Louis, Missouri. It looks like this nursing home is among the highest-rated facilities we looked at. In fact, it was given our top rating. Despite Saint Louis having 48 nursing homes to select from, this nursing home stands out as a first-rate selection. Headlining this place's remarkable profile is its long-term care score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Delmar Gardens South
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 77.10844 percent of its residents. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given an A+ short-term care grade, making it one of the few facilities to be awarded multiple A+ category scores. In crafting our short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The goal is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Finally, this facility also received excellent inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best grades in that area, with an elite grade of A. Few facilities can boast of receiving an A- or better in every category. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Delmar Gardens South Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Delmar Gardens South, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Delmar Gardens South, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who experienced a fall leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Delmar Gardens South, 3.39% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Delmar Gardens South, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Delmar Gardens South, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Delmar Gardens South, 4.19% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Delmar Gardens South, 88.53% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Delmar Gardens South, 14.79% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Delmar Gardens South, 14.68% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Delmar Gardens South, 1.7 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Delmar Gardens South, 14.68 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Delmar Gardens South, 11.55 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Delmar Gardens South, 72.81% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Saint Louis, MO
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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Nearby Dialysis
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