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Laurelwood Comm Living Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1036 West Drive,
Laurel MS 39440

(601) 425-3191

75.66% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Laurel, Mississippi, Laurelwood Comm Living Center is one of a mere two available nursing homes in this city. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. At the end of the day, this nursing home ought to be a good fit for quite a few people. The best part of this facility's report card was is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it received a very favorable inspection score. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report, which is still very impressive. At the end of the day, this is a strong inspection.

Nurse Quality

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home an B-. The nursing category consists of several components, many of which are associated with quantities 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. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

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Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home's next most favorable area is short-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is essentially a slightly below average score in this area. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more meaningful for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we assessed is long-term care, which is this facility's worst area. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in that category. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 97.79412 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home also keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Laurelwood Comm Living Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 15.38% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 0.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 0.78% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 27.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 10.4% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percentage of long-term care patients that were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 0.84% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 96.97% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 15.45% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 21.15% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 21.15% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 24.75% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Laurelwood Comm Living Center, 73.72% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.