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Elk Crossing

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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811 West Elk,
Duncan OK 73533

(580) 475-0750

65.41% estimated occupancy ¹

Elk Crossing is a senior living facility in Duncan, Oklahoma, a city with a total of 28,434 people. This is a quality facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is a strong grade. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. The best aspect of this facility's strong profile is its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medication Management
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, it also earned A+ government inspections recently. Its inspections are nearly perfect. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility also received an A+ long-term care grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to be given multiple A+ category scores. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a dangerous ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't take any chances. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it was given a grade of B+. It performed more favorably than most facilities in this area. Our short-term care grades are presumably more important for residents needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. It doesn't look like this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last measure we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Turning to the final area, we gave this facility a D for nursing. This is the nursing home's worst category rating. However, we would not over-emphasize one bad score. The nursing score is based on a handful of subcategories, but the main one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Unfortunately, this place also didn't perform as well as we hoped in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in this category.

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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Elk Crossing Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Elk Crossing, 8.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Elk Crossing, 9.65% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Elk Crossing, 2.87% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic can be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Elk Crossing, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Elk Crossing, 30.17% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Elk Crossing, 0.92% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Elk Crossing, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Elk Crossing, 10.61% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Elk Crossing, 10.19% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Elk Crossing, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Elk Crossing, 10.19% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Elk Crossing, 15.36% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Elk Crossing, 78.49% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Duncan Regional Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 1.16 miles away1407 Whisenant Drive Duncan Oklahoma 73533Voluntary non-profit - Private(580) 252-5300