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Dexter Living Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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Dexter Living Center's website

415 S Catalpa Street,
Dexter MO 63841

(573) 624-7491

44.38% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Dexter Living Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Dexter Living Center is one of just three nursing homes in Dexter, Missouri. This facility was given an A- overall, which is among the most impressive ratings that we offer. A score in this range requires top-notch scores across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes nationally. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its long-term care grade. We discuss long-term care in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also performed well in the area of long-term care, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. For patients seeking a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 89.189186 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is a few points below what we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this facility an A for inspections. Our inspection grades are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had a few 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.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that category. Our nursing rating is mostly based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we graded is short-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of B-. While this turned out to be its worst category rating, this is still a middle of the pack score. Short-term care grades are often used to grade a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To offer quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Dexter Living Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A+

In Dexter Living Center, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Dexter Living Center, 2.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Dexter Living Center, 10% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who experienced UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Dexter Living Center, 16.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Dexter Living Center, 22.22% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term residents which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Dexter Living Center, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Dexter Living Center, 93.21% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Dexter Living Center, 27.37% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Southeasthealth Center of Stoddard CountyAcute Care Hospitals 1.38 miles away1200 N One Mile Rd Dexter Missouri 63841Voluntary non-profit - Private(573) 624-5566

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dexter Dialysis1.85 miles away2010 N Outer Rd Dexter Missouri 63841Dialysis Stations: 8 (573) 624-3452