Floy Dyer Nursing Home is the sole facility we were able to find in Houston, Mississippi. This nursing home proved to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of B-. This nursing home has a few things going for it. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Floy Dyer Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
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Facility Inspections
The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection grade. Its inspection score was far superior to its overall score. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A-. Our inspection ratings are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, we also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received favorable short-term care marks this year. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a B. This proved to be the nursing home's second highest grade. Our short-term care grades are presumably most meaningful for residents needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. We were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. When computing our nursing ratings, we factor in both staffing levels and the skill levels of the nurses. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses to assist its residents.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final category, this nursing home received a C for long-term care, which is a decent grade. Our long-term care scores are essential for individuals requiring personal care. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 95.18072 percent of its patients. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Floy Dyer Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 10.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 3.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 20.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 2.3% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 93.75% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 18.95% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 20.82% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 1.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 20.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 13.63 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Floy Dyer Nursing Home, 69.18% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Bmh-CalhounCritical Access Hospitals 19.21 miles away140 Burke-Calhoun City Road Calhoun City Mississippi 38916Voluntary non-profit - Private(662) 628-6611