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Gassville Therapy and Living

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Gassville Therapy and Living's website

203 Cotter Road,
Gassville AR 72635

(870) 435-2588

42.76% estimated occupancy ¹

Gassville Therapy and Living is a senior living facility in Gassville, Arkansas, a city with 3,624 people. This facility was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on our ratings, there are definitely much worse places out there. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medication Management
Home Making
Dialysis Transportation
Medical Transportation
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Podiatry
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Optometry

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Facility Inspections

The main reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its impeccable government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that category, with a grade of A-. This is a much better grade than the place's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we gave it an B- for that category, which is one of our best grades. Nursing scores are mostly based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

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Short-term Care Quality

We also awarded this facility a middle of the road score in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. Short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

The final category we graded is long-term care. We gave this facility a C in that area. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for those needing more conventional services associated with personal care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.45055 percent of its residents. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.

Gassville Therapy and Living Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 14.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 3.3% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 4.57% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 18.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 19.16% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 97.3% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 10.91% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 4.1% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 4.1% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 18.83% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Gassville Therapy and Living, 87.26% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

Baxter Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.22 miles away624 Hospital Drive Mountain Home Arkansas 72653Voluntary non-profit - Private(870) 508-1000