Northwood Hills Care Center is one of just two facilities in Humansville, Missouri. Featuring an overall score of C, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the major highlights of this facility's profile is its remarkable inspection reports, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Northwood Hills Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- 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
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
The main reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it received an elite inspection grade. Its inspection score was far superior to its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave this facility an A. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a favorable score in our long-term care category. We gave this nursing home a better than average grade of B in that area. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 91.25 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is a bit below what we were hoping for but still a reasonably acceptable figure. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Our third area we assessed was short-term care, in which this facility was given an F. Our short-term care scores are important for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The final item we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 0 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below average.
Nurse Quality
The final category we analyzed is nursing, which turned out to be this facility's weakest category. We gave it an F in this area, which is certainly a major concern. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of those nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This particular nursing home offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This facility fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Northwood Hills Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who experienced a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 3.39% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 4.19% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients demonstrating signs of depression. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 88.53% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term 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 Northwood Hills Care Center, 14.79% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 14.68% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 1.7 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 14.68 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 11.55 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Northwood Hills Care Center, 72.81% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
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