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Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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1201 North Vinita Avenue,
Tahlequah OK 74464

(918) 456-6181

41.87% estimated occupancy 1

Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest is a large facility located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a solid score. You can definitely do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this facility's profile was is its long-term care score. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • 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

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This place earned a long-term care rating which is better than its overall score. We awarded this facility a grade of B+ in this category. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's stronger areas was in the category of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. Our nursing score is primarily associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

This facility also earned favorable inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a B. This grade is also better than the nursing home's overall score. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Turning to our fourth area, this nursing home was awarded a grade of B- for short-term care, which is a decent grade. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 6.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 2.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 1.63% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who had UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 16.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 35.82% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 1.3% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents showing signs of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 100% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 6.47% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 6.41% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 6.41% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Grace Living Center-Tahlequah University Northwest, 15.24% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Northeastern Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 1.52 miles away1400 East Downing Street Tahlequah Oklahoma 74465Government - Local(918) 456-0641
  • W W Hastings Indian HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.67 miles away100 S Bliss Avenue Tahlequah Oklahoma 74464Voluntary non-profit - Other(918) 458-3100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Tahlequah1.65 miles away1373 E Boone St Tahlequah Oklahoma 74464CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (918) 431-0665

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=375185