Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a facility in Blytheville, Arkansas. This city has 23,966 people. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this appears to be a solid nursing home. You could certainly do worse than this facility. This place is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection grades are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also excelled in nursing, where it received an B. Few facilities performed better in this category. Our nursing rating is largely associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 facility Arkansas in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of turning a resident more frequently.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best category turned out to be its long-term care score, where it was given a B-. In determining our long-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.297874 percent of its patients. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at is short-term care. This nursing home was awarded a B- in the category. Our short-term care grades are considered to be most meaningful for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.28% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which experienced falls which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.29% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents which sustained a urinary tract infection. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 12.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 23.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 97.57% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 19.53% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 23.01% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 23.01% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 69.05% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Great River Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.12 miles away1520 N Division Street Blytheville Arkansas 72315Government - Local(870) 838-7300
- South Missississpi County Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.98 miles away611 West Lee Avenue Osceola Arkansas 72370Government - Local(870) 563-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmcna - Blytheville1.15 miles away1001 E Moultrie Blytheville Arkansas 72315CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (870) 762-7700
- St. Bernards Medical Center - Osceola Dialysis16.43 miles away1420 W Keiser Ave Osceola Arkansas 72370Dialysis Stations: 6 (870) 563-0670
- Davita - Osceola Renal Ctr16.44 miles away1332 W Keiser Ave Osceola Arkansas 72370Dialysis Stations: 12 (870) 563-4901