Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home in Des Arc, Arkansas. This facility was given an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. At the end of the day, this place looks like a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this facility did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
One of the reasons this proved to be a quality facility is that it received a very impressive short-term care rating. In fact, short-term care is its best category. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an A-. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
Turning to another one of this nursing home's strengths, it also received a very impressive inspection score. Inspections turned out to be one of its best categories. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A-. Inspection scores are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a strong long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 99.5671 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The final category we analyzed is nursing, in which this nursing home received a grade of C. Even though this wound up being its poorest category score, this is still not a terrible score. In computing our nursing grades, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a relatively low total compared with most facilities. Finally, our nursing scores also factor in some quality-focused statistics. We especially like to look at the percentage of patients who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients that have had a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which experienced a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.66% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients which were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 23.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 12.38% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 99.78% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.18% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.18% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.81% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 90.11% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.