Greenhurst Nursing Center is a nursing home in Charleston, Arkansas. The city has 4,999 people. Sporting an overall rating of A-, this is clearly a very impressive facility. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top quarter of all facilities in the United States. Keep reading to find this facility's category ratings, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
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Greenhurst Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's deficiencies. We wish we had more information about this nursing home. Without the deficiency related data, it was a challenge to really evaluate this nursing home in terms of this category.
Long-term Care Quality
On the list of its many elite grades, this facility was awarded a strong long-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A- in that area. Facilities that do well in this category typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Nursing grades are mostly based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving residents more often.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is short-term care. We gave this nursing home one of our more favorable scores in that area, with a B. Although this wasn't as strong as several of its other grades, it is nevertheless an excellent score. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Greenhurst Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 4.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay patients which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 4.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 1.86% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents which have experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic can also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 9.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 29.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 100% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 9.41% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 10.27% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 10.27% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 6.88% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Greenhurst Nursing Center, 56.14% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Hospital BoonevilleCritical Access Hospitals 11.73 miles away880 West Main Booneville Arkansas 72927Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 675-2800
- North Logan Mercy HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.3 miles away500 East Academy Paris Arkansas 72855Voluntary non-profit - Church(479) 963-6101
- Mercy Hospital Turner MemorialCritical Access Hospitals 16.46 miles away801 West River Street Ozark Arkansas 72949Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 667-4138
- Mercy Hospital Fort SmithAcute Care Hospitals 19.54 miles away7301 Rogers Ave Fort Smith Arkansas 72903Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 314-6000