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Hillcrest

Nursing Home
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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P O Box 1087, 309 West 7th Street,
Mc Cook NE 69001

(308) 345-4600

49.6% estimated occupancy ¹

Hillcrest is the lone nursing home we found in Mc Cook, Nebraska. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is among the top grades that we offer. A score of this caliber requires excellent scores across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. The best part of this nursing home's impressive profile is its long-term care grade. We discuss long-term care in the next paragraph

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Secure Memory Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making

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Long-term Care Quality

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a life threatening ailment for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

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Nurse Quality

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing grade is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of the nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

The final category we scored was short-term care, in which this nursing home was awarded a C. Even though this ended up being its weakest category grade, this is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. Short-term care grades are typically used to grade a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to offer high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must have better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 3.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Hillcrest Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Hillcrest, 3.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Hillcrest, 4.76% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Hillcrest, 3.05% of Patients had UTIs

This measures the percent of long-term stay residents who have experienced UTI's. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Hillcrest, 9.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Hillcrest, 16.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Hillcrest, 14.1% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Hillcrest, 100% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Hillcrest, 16.99% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Hillcrest, 23.39% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Hillcrest, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Hillcrest, 23.39% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Hillcrest, 15.13% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Hillcrest, 90.56% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.