Located in Springfield, Missouri, Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab is one of nine available facilities in the city. We gave this facility a strong overall rating of B+. In fact, this nursing home is a much better option than the average nursing home in Springfield. Based on all of the relevant data, you can do much worse than this facility. This place is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab
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- Independent Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place is a strong nursing home is that it earned a very impressive inspection rating. Inspections is its best category. In that area, we gave this facility an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. 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.
Short-term Care Quality
Among this facility's other accomplishments is its first-rate short-term care score. We awarded them one of our strongest scores in that area, with a grade of A. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This grade is frequently a solid measure of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing score includes a number of subcategories. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a resident at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we rated is long-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B-. This actually turned out to be this facility's least impressive area. This is nevertheless a middle of the pack score. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for residents requiring more traditional services related to activities of daily living. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility gave the vaccine to just 60 percent of its patients. On a more positive note, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 9.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 3.29% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who have suffered from a UTI. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 20.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 24.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 5.4% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 86.07% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 15.8% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some experts argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 13.34% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 13.34 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 13.27 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Glendale Gardens Nursing & Rehab, 71.67% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Springfield, MO
- 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
Looking for more options? Springfield, Missouri has 8 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Hospital SpringfieldAcute Care Hospitals 2.87 miles away1235 E Cherokee Springfield Missouri 65804Voluntary non-profit - Private(417) 820-2000
- Cox Medical CentersAcute Care Hospitals 3.67 miles away3801 South National Avenue Springfield Missouri 65807Voluntary non-profit - Private(417) 269-6000
- Lakeland Behavioral Health SystemPsychiatric 4.51 miles away440 S Market Springfield Missouri 65806Proprietary(417) 865-5581
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Springfield Midwest1.94 miles away2003 E Sunshine St Springfield Missouri 65804Dialysis Stations: 30 (417) 882-2413
- Ozarks Dialysis Services - South3.3 miles away3525 S National Ste 108 Springfield Missouri 65807CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (417) 269-7082
- Ozarks Dialysis Services - Primrose3.68 miles away1001 E. Primrose Springfield Missouri 65807Dialysis Stations: 1 (417) 875-3307
- Springfield North Dialysis5.48 miles away1007 E Kearney St Springfield Missouri 65803Dialysis Stations: 16 (417) 873-9926
- Fmc - Springfield North8.12 miles away3359 W Kearney St Springfield Missouri 65803Dialysis Stations: 16 (417) 866-7266
- Fmc - Nixa10.07 miles away121 N Massey Nixa Missouri 65714Dialysis Stations: 12 (417) 724-1177