Dermott City Nursing Home
702 West Gaines St, Dermott AR 71638 · (870) 538-3241 · 73.14% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
With an address in Dermott, Arkansas, Dermott City Nursing Home is the sole option we identified in this city. This facility received an overall grade of D in our grading scheme. This nursing home has very little going for it. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 70 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
Although we didn't give this facility a good overall score, we actually awarded it a fairly strong grade in long-term care, where it received a B. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 93.229164 percent of its patients against pneumonia. The last datapoint we looked at is the facility's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 3.25 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this admittedly wasn't as favorable as some of its other scores in this area, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to the preexisting medical conditions of residents.
Facility Inspections
Shockingly, this nursing home actually received a good score in the area of inspections as well. We awarded it a B for that category, which is one of our better grades. Few facilities that were this poor overall received multiple category grades of this caliber. Inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key thing to look for on these inspections. You should especially avoid nursing homes that have severe deficiencies associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Even with this deficiency, this nursing home still received a relatively positive report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home received its next highest category score in the area of short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in this area, which is an acceptable grade. Short-term care grades are commonly used to judge a facility's rehabilitation services In order to offer good rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of physical therapy per week to its residents. The final item we assessed in this category is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Nurse Quality
The next area we graded was nursing. This nursing home was given a rock bottom grade of F in this category. When determining our nursing grades, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. Quantity of nursing care is not the problem here with this facility's grade. This place actually provides an above average 4.5 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Despite performing well in terms of nursing hours, this nursing home did not perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing ratings. We looked at the percent of residents experiencing major falls and pressure ulcers. This place was above the national average in both statistics.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dermott City Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better