Norfolk Care and Rehabilitation Center
1900 Vicki Lane, Norfolk NE 68701 · (402) 371-2303 Updated: Jan 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, Norfolk Care and Rehabilitation Center is one of only two available nursing homes in the area. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a decent rating. Based on our ratings, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. The best part of this nursing home's profile was its remarkable inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 67 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few relatively minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we awarded this facility a B+ in our short-term care category. This happens to be one of our more favorable scores. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. We were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. This place performed decently in this area, with 45.8 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of C. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provided just 0 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a low total compared to most other nursing homes. Finally, we also factored some quality-based metrics into our nursing grades. This nursing home was relatively weak in a few of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its patients' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are usually decent indicators of the quality of nursing care available.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we rated is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a C in that area. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. One of the factors we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 94.82758 percent of its residents. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Norfolk Care and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term care 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
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better