Located in Star City, Arkansas, East Point Health and Rehab is one of only two nursing homes in this area. Featuring an overall score of C, this looks like a middle of the road nursing home. You could definitely do worse than this facility. One of the better aspects of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
East Point Health and Rehab
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A-. Few facilities performed better in this category. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We weren't able to locate deficiency data for this nursing home. Without having access to deficiency related data for this nursing home, it ended up being difficult to assess the place in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a respectable grade in the category of short-term care, with a grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are thought to be more critical for folks in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its level of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The real question is whether this adversely impacted quality of care. The final statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a C. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.61111 percent of its patients, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The final category we looked at was nursing, proved to be this nursing home's worst category. We gave this facility a D in this category. Nursing grades are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This place averaged a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing scores. This place fared well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
East Point Health and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In East Point Health and Rehab, 8.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In East Point Health and Rehab, 4% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In East Point Health and Rehab, 2.3% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In East Point Health and Rehab, 12.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In East Point Health and Rehab, 21.55% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In East Point Health and Rehab, 2.07% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In East Point Health and Rehab, 95.87% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In East Point Health and Rehab, 11.98% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In East Point Health and Rehab, 12.63% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In East Point Health and Rehab, 1.81 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In East Point Health and Rehab, 12.63 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In East Point Health and Rehab, 12.62 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.