Nhc Healthcare, Maryland Heights
2920 Fee Fee Road, Maryland Heights MO 63043 · (314) 291-0121 · 89.31% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Nhc Healthcare, Maryland Heights is a senior living facility located in Maryland Heights, Missouri. This city has a population of 22,367 people. Sporting an overall grade of B, this facility is a fine choice. With no elite nursing homes in the city, this proved to be the best nursing home in Maryland Heights. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 220 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a quality overall grade as described above, but we especially wanted to emphasize its excellent inspections in recent years. We gave it an impressive grade of A+ in this area. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite insignificant. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it was given a very positive long-term care grade. Indeed, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility a B+. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.709724 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.64 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. While this wasn't quite as good as some of its other category grades, this isn't a bad score either. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averages just 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, our nursing scores also consider some quality-focused statistics. We look at the percentage of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the last category, this facility was awarded an acceptable short-term care grade of C. Our short-term care scores are believed to be more critical for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. This place was respectable in this area with 46.2 percent of its residents returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Nhc Healthcare, Maryland Heights Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients that suffered a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better