Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf is a very-small hospital-based facility located in Caliente, Nevada. This nursing home has the distinction of being one of the five best nursing homes in Nevada. We simply can not say enough great things about this place. As you will see below, this nursing home performed just as well in our category scores. We give this place two thumbs up!
Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
700 N Spring St, Box 1010-C-Adm Bldg,
Caliente NV 89008
73.75% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this facility excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few facilities fared this well in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its high-end profile, this facility also excelled in our long-term care area. In fact, we awarded it a score of A for the area. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. This facility's vaccination records were not as favorable as its nursing hours data. It administered the pneumonia vaccine to just 90.69768 percent of its residents. We would love to see some improvement in this area in the future. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, at least this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our third category, we awarded this facility a grade of A for its short-term care grade. This is a very strong rating. In calculating these short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to formulate a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is an excellent sign. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the final category, this nursing home was awarded a very strong nursing rating. We gave it a grade of A- in that category, rounding out a straight A profile. Our nursing grade considers several data points. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This place boasts a really impressive 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, of which a significant portion was provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering high levels of care, this facility also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. With below five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf Quality Metrics
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf, 1.81% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf, 13.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf, 17.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf, 3.16% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf, 77.27% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Grover C Dils Medical Center Snf, 14.56% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Nearby Hospitals
- Grover C Dils Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away700 N Spring St, Box 1010-C-Adm Bldg Caliente Nevada 89008Government - Hospital District or Authority(775) 726-3171