Mar Ka Nursing Home is a senior living facility located in Mascoutah, Illinois, which has a population of 9,199 people. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a good score. You can definitely do worse than this facility. The best part of this nursing home's profile is is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Mar Ka Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Physical Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
It should be noted that this nursing home's inspection score outpaced its overall grade. We gave it a grade of B+ for its inspections grade, which is one of our better scores. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's better category grades was in the area of short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. Short-term care grades are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this nursing home submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing rating. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This particular nursing home provided 0 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 many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our next category, we gave this facility a D for our long-term care category. This was the nursing home's weakest category score. Unfortunately, this grade pulled down the nursing home's overall profile a bit. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Sadly, a few 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.
Mar Ka Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents that sustained urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 30.45% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may imply lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 87.4% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mar Ka Nursing Home, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Metro-East Services IncAcute Care Hospitals 7.59 miles away1404 Cross Street O Fallon Illinois 62269Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 607-1000
- Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.99 miles away4500 Memorial Drive Belleville Illinois 62226Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 233-7750
- Touchette Regional Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 16.87 miles away5900 Bond Avenue East Saint Louis Illinois 62207Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 332-3060
- St Josephs HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.14 miles away9515 Holy Cross Ln Breese Illinois 62230Voluntary non-profit - Church(618) 526-4511
- Anderson HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.51 miles away6800 State Route 162 Maryville Illinois 62062Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 288-5711
Nearby Dialysis
- Total Renal Care, Inc.8.03 miles away1941 Frank Scott Parkway East, Suite B O Fallon Illinois 62269Dialysis Stations: 12 (618) 622-0592
- Davita - Shiloh Dialysis8.26 miles away1095 North Green Mount Rd Belleville Illinois 62221CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (618) 628-1108
- Fmc - Regency Park8.78 miles away124 Regency Park Drive O Fallon Illinois 62269CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (618) 622-0634
- Davita - Metro East Dialysis12.31 miles away5105 West Main St. Belleville Illinois 62226CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (618) 233-9018
- Fkc - Belleville13.05 miles away6525 W Main Street Belleville Illinois 62223Dialysis Stations: 12 (618) 398-8181
- Davita Edgemont Dialysis15.06 miles away8 Vieux Carre Drive East Saint Louis Illinois 62201Dialysis Stations: 12 (618) 398-3809
- Fmc - Breese Dialysis17.46 miles away160 North Main Street Breese Illinois 62230Dialysis Stations: 8 (618) 526-7370
- Davita - Maryville Home Dialysis17.89 miles away2102 Vadalabene Drive Suite 2 Maryville Illinois 62062Dialysis Stations: 2 (618) 288-1521