Mount Carmel Senior Living - O'fallon
206 North Main Street, O Fallon MO 63366 · (636) 240-5754 · 90.18% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Mount Carmel Senior Living - O'fallon is a nursing home located in O Fallon, Missouri, which has 89,535 people. This is a good facility with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in O Fallon. This facility truly has plenty of good features. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 55 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of earning a strong overall grade, this nursing home performed even better in the area of inspections which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspections. We awarded it an A+ for this area, which is one of our best grades. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care grades in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded them one of our stronger scores in that category, with a grade of B. Short-term care grades are typically used to score a facility's rehabilitation services. To provide high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that it performed better than most facilities in this area with 52.9 percent of its patients returning home. At most nursing homes, less than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the category of nursing care, this facility didn't perform quite as well in this area as some of the categories discussed above. Nevertheless, a grade of B- in this category is by no means a bad score. The nursing rating weighs many factors, but the primary consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also considered some quality-based assessments. This facility performed well in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the number of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility beat the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
Our next area is long-term care, where we awarded this facility a grade of B- in that area. Our long-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of care. This includes a vast range of personal care services, ranging from help with activities of daily living to routine medical services. On top of providing very solid levels of nursing care and other staffing, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 96.503494 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. This combination proved to be successful as this nursing home also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 1.22 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a significantly lower hospitalization rate than the majority of nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mount Carmel Senior Living - O'fallon Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better