Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc is a large nursing home located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This is a fine facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good rating. Despite Oklahoma City offering 32 other nursing homes to select from, this facility managed to stand out as a great choice. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc
- 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 - Partnership
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- 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
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility fared well in the area of long-term care. As a result, we gave it a score of A for that category, which turns out to be one of our higher grades. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 97.82017 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. In computing our nursing ratings, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we scored was short-term care, in which this nursing home received a grade of C. Although this turned out to be its poorest category score, this is nevertheless not a major area of concern. In computing our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a fair measure of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 8.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 4.39% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 3.49% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. However, this metric could be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 14.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 24.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 3.91% of Patients
This is the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may indicate a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 92.49% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 14.12% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 14.93% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 1.77 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 14.93 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 14.86 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Grace Living Center-Northwest Okc, 71.57% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Oklahoma City, OK
- 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? Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has 31 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityAcute Care Hospitals 2.74 miles away1000 North Lee Avenue Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73101Voluntary non-profit - Church(405) 272-7000
- Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncAcute Care Hospitals 3.53 miles away3300 Northwest Expressway Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73112Voluntary non-profit - Private(405) 951-8110
- O U MedicineAcute Care Hospitals 4.07 miles away700 Ne 13th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104Voluntary non-profit - Private(405) 271-5911
- Integris Southwest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.55 miles away4401 South Western Avenue Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73109Voluntary non-profit - Private(405) 636-7000
- Onecore HealthAcute Care Hospitals 4.55 miles away1044 Sw 44th, Suite 350 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73109Voluntary non-profit - Other(405) 631-3085
- Northwest Surgical HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.9 miles away9204 North May Avenue Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73120Physician(405) 848-1918
- Surgical Hospital of Oklahoma, LLCAcute Care Hospitals 6.14 miles away100 Southeast 59th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73129Physician(405) 634-9300
- Community Hospital, LLCAcute Care Hospitals 6.99 miles away3100 Southwest 89th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73159Physician(405) 602-8100
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmcna - Se Oklahoma2.64 miles away810 Nw 10th Ste B Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73106Dialysis Stations: 17 (405) 272-1553
- Fmcna - Northwest Oklahoma City3.02 miles away3107 Nw 50th St Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73112CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (405) 949-0237
- Ou Children Dialysis3.6 miles awayOu Children's Dialysis Unit 1200 Everett Dr Ste 1-J Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104Dialysis Stations: 6 (405) 271-3302
- Davita - Northwest Bethany4.12 miles away7800 Nw 23rd Ste A Bethany Oklahoma 73008Dialysis Stations: 16 (405) 495-8606
- Davita Lake Hefner Dialysis4.34 miles away6917 N May Ave Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73116Dialysis Stations: 16 (405) 810-9533
- Davita - Heartland Dialysis4.37 miles away925 Ne Eighth Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (405) 236-3043
- Fmcna - North Central Oklahoma City4.76 miles away200 Ne 50th St Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73105CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (405) 557-0025
- Fkc-Lake Hefner Dialysis5.1 miles away7201 Cherokee Plaza Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73132CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (405) 728-1739