Elk Crossing

Elk Crossing is one of just three available facilities located in Duncan, Oklahoma. Sporting an overall rating of A-, this nursing home is among the better facilities we assessed. Indeed, we were so impressed with this facility that we rated it as the best nursing home in Duncan. You also may want to review this nursing home's category grades below. We discuss long-term care in the next section.

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. On top of assessing the well above average volume of care provided by aids and other staff at this nursing home, we also were pleased by the nursing home's vaccination record. By way of example, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.51 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.

Adding to an already impressive profile, this facility also received virtually flawless health inspections in recent years. As a result, we awarded it an A+ inspection grade. Our inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspections. Places that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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.

This nursing home also was given an impressive short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B in this category. In calculating these short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to formulate a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This facility performed better in this area than in its staffing levels. This place fared as well as just about any nursing home in the country with 58 percent of its patients returning home.

The next area we graded proved to be this nursing home's poorest category. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a decent grade of B- in nursing. When calculating a facility's nursing grade, we look at the quantity of hours nurses are caring for patients and the level of skill of those nurses. This place provided 5.5 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is an impressive figure. Finally, we also factored some quality measures into our nursing grades. Specifically, we looked at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as good indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.