Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center is a facility in Union, Mississippi. This city has a population of 7,547 people. With an overall grade of B, this facility is a very good choice. At the end of the day, this facility is a solid choice for most people. The best part of this nursing home's strong report card was its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section
Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its favorable overall performance, we awarded this facility an A for the area of inspections. Inspection grades are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have 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 particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's above average category scores came in the category of short-term care. We awarded them one of our stronger scores in that area, with a grade of B. Our short-term care ratings are arguably most important for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next highest area is long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. Our long-term care grade assesses a nursing home's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.8764 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than most nursing homes. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our next area, this facility was awarded a decent nursing score of B-. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. Although this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it did well in this statistic. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a resident at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.19% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 20.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 22.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.34% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 93.38% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 19.45% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 23.26% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Many argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 23.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 13.82 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, 68.23% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Laird Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 1.43 miles away25117 Highway 15 Union Mississippi 39365Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 774-8214
- Neshoba County General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.38 miles away1001 Holland Avenue Philadelphia Mississippi 39350Government - Local(601) 663-1200
Nearby Dialysis
- Rcg of Philadelphia12.68 miles away1100 Central Drive Philadelphia Mississippi 39350Dialysis Stations: 13 (601) 656-2062
- Rcg Philadelphia13.31 miles awayPO Box 6264 Philadelphia Mississippi 39350CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (601) 656-0282
- Rcg Newton16.97 miles away121 Old 15 Loop Newton Mississippi 39345CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (601) 683-9485