Mountain View Care Center is located in Ripley, West Virginia. This city has a population of 9,304 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A grade of this caliber requires some decent scores. You can certainly do worse than this place. This facility did not fare well in every category we looked at, but it did not receive any terrible grades either. More information about these categories is available below.
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Mountain View Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
It should be noted that this nursing home's inspection rating outpaced its overall score. We gave it a grade of B+ for its inspections grade, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection scores are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area 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. This place was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given an impressive long-term care score. Indeed, we gave it a grade of B+ in this area, which is one of our more favorable scores. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.17629 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third most favorable area was short-term care. We gave it a C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road score in this category. Short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The important question is whether this also affected quality of care. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the final category, we gave this facility a grade of D in nursing. This was the nursing home's least impressive category rating. Nursing ratings are mostly tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these data points to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mountain View Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mountain View Care Center, 9.5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term stay residents that suffered from pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mountain View Care Center, 5.24% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents which have sustained a fall which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mountain View Care Center, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mountain View Care Center, 17.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mountain View Care Center, 24.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mountain View Care Center, 3.17% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mountain View Care Center, 93.89% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mountain View Care Center, 16.15% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mountain View Care Center, 18.95% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Mountain View Care Center, 1.62 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. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mountain View Care Center, 18.95 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mountain View Care Center, 12.45 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Mountain View Care Center, 73.25% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Jackson General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.31 miles away122 Pinnell St Ripley West Virginia 25271Voluntary non-profit - Other(304) 372-2731
- Roane General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.05 miles away200 Hospital Drive Spencer West Virginia 25276Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 927-4444
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Ripley1.08 miles away1000 New Stone Ridge Rd Ripley West Virginia 25271Dialysis Stations: 16 (304) 373-0420