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Heritage of Bel Air

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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1203 North 13th Street,
Norfolk NE 68702

(402) 371-4991

90.74% estimated occupancy 1

Heritage of Bel Air is a facility located in Norfolk, Nebraska, which has 30,670 people. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is an elite rating. We can not find many negative things to say about this facility. Its ratings are just impeccable. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Norfolk, Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Norfolk, Nebraska Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to point out that this facility earned near flawless inspections recently. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Inspection grades are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing grades are primarily associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning the page to our third category, this facility was given an excellent short-term care score. In fact, it received a grade of A- in that area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is considered to be a fair assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next category we graded was long-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of B-. Even though this ended up being its least impressive category rating, this is nevertheless not a bad grade. Our long-term care scores are essential for patients needing non-healthcare services such as personal care. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 99.40476 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Heritage of Bel Air Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 5.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 3.57% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely associated with poor nursing care. More supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 2.45% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents which had urinary tract infections. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 3.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 16.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 1.85% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 98.88% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 12.73% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Heritage of Bel Air, 23.94% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Heritage of Bel Air, 0.43 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Heritage of Bel Air, 23.94% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Heritage of Bel Air, 19.28% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Heritage of Bel Air, 87.68% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Faith Regional Health ServicesAcute Care Hospitals 1.54 miles away2700 West Norfolk Ave Norfolk Nebraska 68701Voluntary non-profit - Church(402) 371-4880

Nearby Dialysis

  • Northeast Nebraska Dialysis0.72 miles away1603 Prospect Ave Norfolk Nebraska 68701Dialysis Stations: 12 (402) 379-2913