Mi Casa Nursing Center is located in the large metropolitan area of Mesa, Arizona. This nursing home received an excellent grade of A- overall. This is even better than the city grade of B+ in Mesa, which is also well above average. We could not find many bad things to say about this place. Its grades are as good as they get. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card was its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
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Mi Casa Nursing Center
- 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
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This means CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a dominant short-term care grade. In fact, this is this nursing home's second strongest category grade. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. When determining our nursing ratings, we weigh both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is long-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of B-. This actually was this nursing home's least impressive area. This is nevertheless not the end of the world. In computing our long-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's personal care services. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mi Casa Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 10.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 2.03% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 0.34% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that have had a UTI. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 11.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 13.08% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. High levels of depression may reveal lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 99.34% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 7.81% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 7.88% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 7.88% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 4.93% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Mi Casa Nursing Center, 77.79% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Mesa, AZ
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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