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Highland Park Care Center

Nursing Home
Adult Day Care
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Highland Park Care Center's website

P O Box 950, 1633 Sweetwater,
Alliance NE 69301

(308) 762-2525

85.16% estimated occupancy ¹

Highland Park Care Center is the lone nursing home we found in Alliance, Nebraska. Sporting an overall rating of B, this looks like a very respectable option. You can definitely do much worse than this facility. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Not many facilities performed better in that area. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category generally have few of these severe deficiencies. This place received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Contributing to its profile, this nursing home also earned a score of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this category. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. We looked at the levels of nurses working for the facility, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses were with residents, in determining our score in this area. This particular nursing home provided 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 typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

The final category we analyzed is long-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in this area. This is a decent grade in this category. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 95.918365 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. This nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, 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.

Highland Park Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Highland Park Care Center, 12.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Highland Park Care Center, 8.16% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Highland Park Care Center, 4.52% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who have sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Highland Park Care Center, 16.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percent of long-term care patients which were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Highland Park Care Center, 18.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Highland Park Care Center, 0.52% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Highland Park Care Center, 97.96% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Highland Park Care Center, 12.37% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many believe this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Highland Park Care Center, 10.57% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Highland Park Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Highland Park Care Center, 10.57% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.