Elwood Care Center
P O Box 315, 607 Smith Avenue, Elwood NE 68937 · (308) 785-3302 · 73.95% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Elwood Care Center is a nursing home located in Elwood, Nebraska, a city with a total of 1,836 people. After receiving an A+ overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 25 nursing homes in Nebraska. As far as we can see, this facility ought to be a wonderful choice for just about anybody. This also worked out to be a very consistent nursing home with consistently strong grades in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.
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Accepts Medicaid 1 : 43 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well overall, this facility earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A+. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category generally have few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility an A. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. With 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, this facility surpassed the overwhelming majority of nursing homes. Finally, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. It performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a fine long-term care grade. This actually is this facility's third strongest category score. In that area, this facility received a grade of A. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of looking at the well above average level of care provided by nurses aids and other staff at this nursing home, we also were pleased by the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the next area, this facility also performed admirably in the short-term care category. We awarded it an A for that area. This wrapped up truly elite report card. Our short-term care ratings are presumably most important for those in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this facility. We found that it performed better than most facilities in this area with 55 percent of its residents returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Elwood Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents that sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Some believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better