With an address in Higginsville, Missouri, Meyer Care Center is the only nursing home we identified in the area. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is among the highest grades we offer. A grade in this range requires top-notch scores across the board. As far as we can see, this nursing home ought to be a wonderful choice for most people. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Meyer Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
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Nurse Quality
In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in nursing, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provides 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 nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a dominant short-term care score. In fact, this ended up being this facility's second strongest category score. In that area, we awarded this facility a score of A. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Turning to another of this nursing home's strengths, it also received a very impressive inspection grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as 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. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated was long-term care, where this facility was given a grade of B-. This turned out to be this facility's worst area. This is still not the end of the world. Long-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's amount of nursing services. This means a vast spectrum of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine healthcare services. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 83.66013 percent of its residents. This is several points less than what we were hoping for. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Meyer Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Meyer Care Center, 3.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Meyer Care Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who have had falls which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Meyer Care Center, 4.64% of Patients had UTIs
This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients that have suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Meyer Care Center, 33.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Meyer Care Center, 11.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Meyer Care Center, 6.21% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Meyer Care Center, 91.17% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Meyer Care Center, 27.03% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Meyer Care Center, 45.44% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Meyer Care Center, 0.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Meyer Care Center, 45.44% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Meyer Care Center, 10.83% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Meyer Care Center, 72.09% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lafayette Regional Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 10.77 miles away1500 State Street Lexington Missouri 64067Proprietary(660) 259-2203
- Ray County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.45 miles away904 Wollard Boulevard Richmond Missouri 64085Government - Local(816) 470-5432
- I-70 Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.43 miles away105 Hospital Drive, Building B Sweet Springs Missouri 65351Proprietary(660) 335-4700
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc -Letholt Dialysis Center17.49 miles away910 Stonner Loop Richmond Missouri 64085Dialysis Stations: 8 (816) 776-2777