Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence is a small non-profit facility located in Mobile, Alabama. This nursing home proved to be an A+ facility, which is the very best rating. Despite Mobile featuring 10 nursing homes available, this facility managed to stand out as a superb option. This facility also received phenomenal grades in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Long-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. In determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we consider the number of hours nurses spend with patients and the level of licensure of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
Amazingly, we also awarded this nursing home yet another A+ in the area of inspections. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
In our final area, this nursing home also was given a very strong short-term care rating, with a grade of B+. This completed a very favorable profile. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most meaningful for people in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that 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. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 2.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 12.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 29.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 100% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 8.67% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 3.83% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence, 3.83% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Scores for Mobile, AL
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus
Looking for more options? Mobile, Alabama has 9 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Usa Health Children's & Women's HospitalChildrens 0.83 miles away1700 Center Street Mobile Alabama 36604Government - State(251) 415-1000
- Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.86 miles away5 Mobile Infirmary Circle Mobile Alabama 36652Voluntary non-profit - Private(251) 435-4700
- University of South Alabama Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.05 miles away2451 Fillingim Street Mobile Alabama 36617Government - State(251) 471-7110
- Springhill Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.18 miles away3719 Dauphin Street Mobile Alabama 36608Proprietary(251) 344-9630
- Providence HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.17 miles away6801 Airport Boulevard Mobile Alabama 36608Voluntary non-profit - Church(251) 633-1000
- Eastpointe HospitalPsychiatric 11.27 miles away7400 Roper Lane Daphne Alabama 36526Voluntary non-profit - Other(251) 378-6500
- Thomas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.78 miles away750 Morphy Avenue Fairhope Alabama 36532Voluntary non-profit - Private(251) 928-2375
Nearby Dialysis
- Bio-Medical Applications of Alabama Inc0.44 miles away65 North Catherine Street Mobile Alabama 36604CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (251) 441-0868
- Fmc East Mobile0.84 miles away1217 Government St Mobile Alabama 36604CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (251) 438-6917
- Fmc Mobile1.54 miles away2620 Old Shell Rd Mobile Alabama 36607CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (251) 476-2762
- Fmc Jaguar1.91 miles away575 Stanton Road Unit B Mobile Alabama 36617CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (251) 476-0502
- Fmc Port City2.22 miles away201 St. Joseph Street, Suite B Mobile Alabama 36602Dialysis Stations: 20 (251) 652-1025
- Fmc Dauphin Island Pkwy4.23 miles away2381 Dauphin Island Parkway Mobile Alabama 36605CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (251) 471-2505
- Fmc Prichard5.16 miles away4016 Hwy 45 Eight Mile Alabama 36613CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (251) 330-1623
- Fmc University South Alabama6.1 miles away700 Clinic Drive Mobile Alabama 36688Dialysis Stations: 22 (251) 460-6797