Emerald Care Center Southwest

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Emerald Care Center Southwest's website

5600 South Walker,
Oklahoma City OK 73109

(405) 632-7771

51.25% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Emerald Care Center Southwest is on a list of 32 facilities in the area. This turns out to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of C. This place seems to have a few things going for it. The best part of this facility's profile is is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Individual
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pain Management
Oncology Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this turned out to be a decent nursing home is it received a very favorable inspection score. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B+. Inspection ratings are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility also was given a favorable short-term care score. Indeed, we awarded them a grade of B+ in this category, which happens to be one of our better. Our short-term care grades are likely more critical for folks requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

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Nurse Quality

This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. The nursing grade consists of a handful of components, but the primary consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

This nursing home's weakest area is long-term care, which is the last area we analyzed. We gave it an abysmal F in this category. Even with several decent grades in other categories, this score is nevertheless alarming so we would like to to make a note of it. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 95.56962 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Emerald Care Center Southwest Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 8.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 4.39% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents that have suffered a fall which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 3.49% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 14.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 24.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 3.91% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 92.49% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 14.12% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 14.93% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 1.77 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 14.93 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Emerald Care Center Southwest, 14.86 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits 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 Emerald Care Center Southwest, 71.57% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.

Scores for Oklahoma City, OK

Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Hospitals

Surgical Hospital of Oklahoma, LLCAcute Care Hospitals 0.7 miles away100 Southeast 59th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73129Physician(405) 634-9300
Integris Southwest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.09 miles away4401 South Western Avenue Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73109Voluntary non-profit - Private(405) 636-7000
Onecore HealthAcute Care Hospitals 1.1 miles away1044 Sw 44th, Suite 350 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73109Voluntary non-profit - Other(405) 631-3085
Community Hospital, LLCAcute Care Hospitals 3.52 miles away3100 Southwest 89th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73159Physician(405) 602-8100
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityAcute Care Hospitals 4.77 miles away1000 North Lee Avenue Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73101Voluntary non-profit - Church(405) 272-7000
O U MedicineAcute Care Hospitals 5.21 miles away700 Ne 13th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104Voluntary non-profit - Private(405) 271-5911
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLCAcute Care Hospitals 5.47 miles away5200 East I-240 Service Road Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73135Physician(405) 628-6000
Alliancehealth MidwestAcute Care Hospitals 8.29 miles away2825 Parklawn Drive Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73110Proprietary(405) 610-8585

Nearby Dialysis

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Fmcna - South Okc Dx Ctr0.56 miles away5419 S Western Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73109CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (405) 636-1570
Davita - Cleveland Pd2.27 miles away1059 Se 82nd Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73149Dialysis Stations: 8 (405) 512-6912
Fmcna - Southwest Oklahoma City Jv3.25 miles away10301 Greenbriar Pkwy Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73159CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (405) 691-3433
Ou Children Dialysis4.28 miles awayOu Children's Dialysis Unit 1200 Everett Dr Ste 1-J Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104Dialysis Stations: 6 (405) 271-3302
Fmcna - Se Oklahoma4.84 miles away810 Nw 10th Ste B Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73106Dialysis Stations: 17 (405) 272-1553
Davita - Heartland Dialysis4.91 miles away925 Ne Eighth Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (405) 236-3043
Fkc - Moore5.23 miles away450 N Eastern Ave Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73160Dialysis Stations: 17 (405) 790-0626