Glasgow Gardens is a small nursing home located in Glasgow, Missouri. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack grade. Based on our assessment, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. We were also pleased to find that this facility was consistent in all four of the other areas we looked at. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Glasgow Gardens
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless health inspection reports in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Inspection ratings are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's long-term care rating is one of its higher features. The facility received a B- in this area. Long-term care ratings are critical for people needing non-healthcare services such as personal care. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is a very solid datapoint. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. In determining our nursing grades, we weigh both staffing levels and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed is short-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in that category. Our short-term care grades are critical for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Glasgow Gardens Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Glasgow Gardens, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Glasgow Gardens, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Glasgow Gardens, 3.39% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay patients which have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Glasgow Gardens, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Glasgow Gardens, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Glasgow Gardens, 4.19% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients demonstrating signs of depression. Many would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Glasgow Gardens, 88.53% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Glasgow Gardens, 14.79% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Glasgow Gardens, 14.68% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Glasgow Gardens, 1.7 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Glasgow Gardens, 14.68 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Glasgow Gardens, 11.55 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.