Hirest Care Center
702 Cedar Avenue, Laurel NE 68745 · (402) 256-3961 · 63.61% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Hirest Care Center is located in Laurel, Nebraska. This city has a total of 1,572 people. This is a great nursing home. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good rating. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 36 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. In calculating our nursing scores, we look at both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This place provided 4.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an impressive statistic which typically leads to better quality care. Lastly, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. By way of illustration, in terms of the percentage of its patients sustaining falls leading to major injury, this facility performed as well as any nursing home in Nebraska. 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.
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize this nursing home's nearly flawless government inspections recently. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Inspection scores are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's government inspections. Places that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our third category, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 36.5 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at was long-term care. This nursing home was awarded a better than average long-term care rating this year, with a grade of C. Even though this is not as dominant as a few of its other scores, this is nevertheless a decent rating in this area. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to favorable nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination statistics are fairly strong also. Indeed, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had just 1.5 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hirest Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better