Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a facility in Blytheville, Arkansas. This city has 23,966 people. Featuring an overall grade of C, 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 Apr 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. A couple minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an B-. There are numerous factors included in this grade. Most of these criteria are tied to staffing levels. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, although this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it did very well in this subcategory.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is short-term care, where this facility received a grade of B- in this category. In our short-term care assessment, we attempt to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. In this place's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the average facility. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the fourth area, this nursing home was given a C for long-term care, which we consider to be a respectable score. Our long-term care grade is used to grade a facility's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 97.695854 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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, 8.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.03% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which suffered a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2.26% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who had UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 12.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 21.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2.24% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 95.33% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 12.13% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.57% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.97 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 Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 13.36 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 78.15% Percentage of Resident
This tells you 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 ADL's typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
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