Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy is a senior living facility located in Buffalo, Oklahoma, which has a population of 1,643 people. This nursing home received a concerning overall grade of D in our grading scheme. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Buffalo. The only positive thing we can say about this place is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.
Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Note: Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we did not have many positive things to say about this place's overall score, it earned a somewhat respectable government inspection report this year. It received a decent score in this category with a B-. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of those deficiencies. 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. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Nurse Quality
We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of B- in the area. Nursing scores are largely based on the facility's nurse staffing. This place provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a somewhat concerning figure as it is well below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed is short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a decent grade of B-. In determining our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is more often than not a solid assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. In fact, it offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The final item we considered in this area is the number of residents that were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was long-term care. We gave it a grade of B- in this area. This is not a bad grade in this category. Long-term care grades are generally used to measure a facility's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 8.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 4.39% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 3.49% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 14.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 24.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 3.91% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 92.49% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 14.12% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate the erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 14.93% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is vital to residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 1.77 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Western Skilled Nursing & Therapy, 14.93 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Nearby Hospitals
- Harper County Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.11 miles away1003 Us Highway 64 North Buffalo Oklahoma 73834Government - Local(580) 735-2555