Dixon Nursing & Rehab is located in Dixon, Missouri. Sporting an overall grade of B, this appears to be a good option. You can certainly do much worse than this facility. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Dixon Nursing & Rehab
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- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's above average category grades came in the area of long-term care. We awarded them one of our stronger grades in that category, with a score of B+. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its next highest category grade in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. Our short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who 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 the national average.
Nurse Quality
The final area we rated is nursing. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Our nursing score includes many factors. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This place averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is not an impressive total. Finally, although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared well in this subcategory.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dixon Nursing & Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 9.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 3.29% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint could also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 20.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 24.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 5.4% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could reveal lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 86.07% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 15.8% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 13.34% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 1.86 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Dixon Nursing & Rehab, 13.34 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- General Leonard Wood Ach (Ft Leonard Wood)Acute Care - Department of Defense 16.31 miles away126 Missouri Avenue Fort Leonard Wood Missouri 65473Department of Defense(573) 596-0035
- Phelps HealthAcute Care Hospitals 16.87 miles away1000 W 10th St Rolla Missouri 65401Government - Local(573) 458-8899
Nearby Dialysis
- Rolla Dialysis19 miles away1503 E. 10th St. Rolla Missouri 65401CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (573) 364-6475
- Davita Rolla Home Training19.16 miles away1702 E 10th St Suite B Rolla Missouri 65401Dialysis Stations: 1 (573) 458-2013