Haven Nursing Center is the only facility we were able to find in Columbia, Louisiana. Sporting an overall grade of B, this appears to be a good option. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this facility. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
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Haven Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of earning a strong overall score, this nursing home fared even better in the area of inspections which is associated with the facility's recent government inspections. We awarded it an A for this area, which is one of our best grades. Our inspection grades are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report, which is still very impressive. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's above average category grades came in the category of long-term care. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a score of B+. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.2126 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.05 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facilities third best area was short-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is essentially a middle of the road grade in this area. In determining our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is often a fair assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's worst category was nursing, which is the last category we looked at. In this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of just D. We looked at the levels of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the number of hours the nurses worked with patients, in computing our grade in this category. This nursing home averaged just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. Unfortunately, this nursing home also did not perform as well as we hoped in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at for this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Haven Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Haven Nursing Center, 11.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Haven Nursing Center, 5.51% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Haven Nursing Center, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percent of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Haven Nursing Center, 19.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Haven Nursing Center, 19.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Haven Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Haven Nursing Center, 99.61% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Haven Nursing Center, 25.45% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Haven Nursing Center, 13.1% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Haven Nursing Center, 0.05 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Haven Nursing Center, 13.1% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Haven Nursing Center, 12.31% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Haven Nursing Center, 77.84% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Citizens Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.19 miles away7939 U S Hwy 165 South Columbia Louisiana 71418Government - Hospital District or Authority(318) 649-6106
- Hardtner Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.66 miles away1102 N Pine Road Olla Louisiana 71465Government - Hospital District or Authority(318) 495-3131
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmcna - Caldwell Parish0.33 miles away7720 Hwy 165 Ste 3 Columbia Louisiana 71418Dialysis Stations: 8 (318) 649-2113