New Mark Care Center is a large facility located in Kansas City, Missouri. This is not a bad facility with a C overall grade. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Kansas City. In our view, this nursing home looks like a good fit for quite a few people. One of the highlights of this facility's profile is its strong inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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New Mark Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Colostomy Care
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This facility's overall score was bolstered by the fact that it has received favorable inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category, with a grade of B+. This is a notably better score than the nursing home's overall grade. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
This facility's second best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our nursing grade is largely associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, while this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of our quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this statistic.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third area we graded is long-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a C in this category. Our long-term care grade assesses a facility's personal care instead of the highly skilled nursing and healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home vaccinated 97.342995 percent of its patients, which is an above average figure. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. Short-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
New Mark Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In New Mark Care Center, 6.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In New Mark Care Center, 3.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In New Mark Care Center, 4.38% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In New Mark Care Center, 18.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In New Mark Care Center, 32.66% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In New Mark Care Center, 10.41% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In New Mark Care Center, 98.24% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In New Mark Care Center, 11.62% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In New Mark Care Center, 9.5% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In New Mark Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In New Mark Care Center, 9.5% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In New Mark Care Center, 90.2% of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Kansas City, MO
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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