Douglas County Health Center is located in Omaha, Nebraska, which is one of the largest cities in the nation. This nursing home turns out to be an A rated facility. It was given one of the best ratings we offer. A score in this range requires superb scores across the board. Indeed, this turned out to be better than many of the facilities in Omaha, which has a strong selection of nursing homes. One of the best aspects of this facility's exemplary report card is its long-term care rating. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Douglas County Health Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we gave this facility a grade of A for our long-term care rating. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are kept in good health. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 87.386215 percent of its residents. This is a few points less than we were hoping for. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Nursing scores are mostly based on the facility's nurse staffing. 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
In the final category, this facility also was awarded an impressive short-term care rating, with a grade of A-. This wrapped up a very strong report card. In the area of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Douglas County Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Douglas County Health Center, 5.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Douglas County Health Center, 4.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Douglas County Health Center, 3.66% of Patients had UTIs
This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents which had a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Douglas County Health Center, 18.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Douglas County Health Center, 19.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term care residents that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Douglas County Health Center, 4.32% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Douglas County Health Center, 93.19% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Douglas County Health Center, 14.85% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Douglas County Health Center, 18.85% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Douglas County Health Center, 1.37 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Douglas County Health Center, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Douglas County Health Center, 9.35 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Douglas County Health Center, 77.76% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Omaha, NE
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Omaha, Nebraska has 21 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Chi Health Creighton University Medical Center - BAcute Care Hospitals 2.86 miles away7500 Mercy Rd Omaha Nebraska 68124Voluntary non-profit - Private(402) 398-6060
- Children's Hospital & Medical CenterChildrens 3.59 miles away8200 Dodge St Omaha Nebraska 68114Voluntary non-profit - Private(402) 955-5400
- Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.63 miles away8303 Dodge St Omaha Nebraska 68114Voluntary non-profit - Private(402) 354-4000
- Chi Health ImmanuelAcute Care Hospitals 5.88 miles away6901 North 72nd St Omaha Nebraska 68122Voluntary non-profit - Private(402) 572-2121
- Chi Health Mercy Council BluffsAcute Care Hospitals 7.28 miles away800 Mercy Drive Council Bluffs Iowa 51503Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 328-5000
- Methodist Jennie EdmundsonAcute Care Hospitals 7.37 miles away933 East Pierce Street Council Bluffs Iowa 51503Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 396-6000
- Bellevue Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.66 miles away2500 Bellevue Medical Center Dr Bellevue Nebraska 68123Proprietary(402) 763-3600
- Chi Health MidlandsAcute Care Hospitals 8.29 miles away11111 South 84th St Papillion Nebraska 68046Voluntary non-profit - Church(402) 593-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai Care Center0.36 miles away4411 Center Ste A Omaha Nebraska 68105CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (402) 558-3284
- Omaha Central Dialysis0.97 miles away144 S 40th Street Omaha Nebraska 68131Dialysis Stations: 17 (402) 558-0818
- Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Omaha1.14 miles away3316 Dodge St. Omaha Nebraska 68131CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (402) 342-0190
- Omaha South Dialysis2.35 miles away3339 L Street Omaha Nebraska 68107CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (402) 734-0772
- Dci - Spring Street2.67 miles away7070 Spring Street Omaha Nebraska 68106Dialysis Stations: 21 (402) 505-8004
- Fmc - Nebraska Home Dialysis3.68 miles away2916 S 84th St Omaha Nebraska 68124Dialysis Stations: 1 (402) 393-2865
- Childrens Hospital & Medical Center3.7 miles away111 N 84th St Omaha Nebraska 68114Dialysis Stations: 3 (402) 955-5333
- Rai Care Center - Ames Ave3.87 miles away5084 Ames Ave Omaha Nebraska 68104Dialysis Stations: 17 (402) 451-7754