Mcdonald County Living Center is the only nursing home located in Anderson, Missouri. This facility appears to be among the higher-rated nursing homes we assessed. A grade in this range requires first-rate marks across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the country. If you look further down this page, you will see this place's category grades, which are also impressive.
Mcdonald County Living Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was strong in the category of long-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Not many facilities performed better in this area. For patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 85.53191 percent of its patients, which is slightly lower than we expected. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. We assessed the levels of nurses working for the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses were with residents, in determining our score in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 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 frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at ended up being this nursing home's worst category. Nevertheless, even its weakest link would likely be a highlight for most nursing homes. We gave it a strong grade of B for our short-term care category. Our short-term care grades are arguably most meaningful for patients in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't look like this facility submitted information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mcdonald County Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 3.39% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric 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 confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 4.19% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 88.53% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 14.79% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage 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 continence. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 14.68% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 1.7 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 14.68 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 11.55 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Mcdonald County Living Center, 72.81% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Freeman Neosho HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.01 miles away113 West Hickory Street Neosho Missouri 64850Voluntary non-profit - Private(417) 451-1234
- Ozarks Community Hospital of GravetteCritical Access Hospitals 16.16 miles away1101 Jackson Street Sw Gravette Arkansas 72736Proprietary(479) 787-5291
- Integris Grove HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.38 miles away1001 East 18th Street Grove Oklahoma 74344Voluntary non-profit - Private(918) 786-2243
Nearby Dialysis
- Heartland Kidney and Dialysis Center15.28 miles away833 N Business 71 Neosho Missouri 64850Dialysis Stations: 17 (417) 455-9255
- Fresenius Medical Care Neosho15.94 miles away915 W Harmony St Suite B Neosho Missouri 64850Dialysis Stations: 13 (417) 455-9126
- Us Renal Care - Grove18.07 miles away1200 Neo Loop Grove Oklahoma 74344Dialysis Stations: 13 (918) 787-2900