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Laurie Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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610 Highway O, p.o. Box 1068,
Laurie MO 65038

(573) 374-8263

43.05% estimated occupancy ¹

Laurie Care Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Laurie, Missouri. With an overall grade of C, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. Based on our assessment, there are definitely far worse places out there. This nursing home did not fare well in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any rock-bottom grades either. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Other
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Nutritional Counseling

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Facility Inspections

While this nursing home received a decent overall rating, its inspections score is notably more impressive than its overall score. Due to a strong inspection report this year, it received a strong score in that category with a B+. Inspection ratings are based on several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities 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. Based on this, we still had positive view of this facility's recent inspections.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility was awarded its next highest category grade in the category of short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in this category, which is a decent score. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most meaningful for folks needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. When determining our nursing ratings, we factor in both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This place averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a reliable indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place.

Long-term Care Quality

The final category we assessed was long-term care, which proved to be this facility's weakest area. We gave this facility a D in this category. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 93.90244 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

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Laurie Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Laurie Care Center, 5.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents which developed pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Laurie Care Center, 6.71% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who experienced a fall resulting in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Laurie Care Center, 5% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents which had a UTI. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Laurie Care Center, 12.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Laurie Care Center, 16.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Laurie Care Center, 6.08% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Laurie Care Center, 92.11% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Laurie Care Center, 16.55% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Many believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Laurie Care Center, 19.08% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In Laurie Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Laurie Care Center, 19.08% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Laurie Care Center, 88.88% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.