Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd
3001 Aldersgate Road, Little Rock AR 72205 · (501) 217-9774 · 85.5% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, a city with a population of 214,454 people. Sporting an overall score of B-, this is a respectable facility. Even in a city with 14 nursing homes, this one looks like a perfectly acceptable choice. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection reports, which you can find in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
It should also be noted that this facility's inspection grade outpaced its overall score. In fact, we gave it a B+ for its inspections grade, which is one of our better scores. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received a strong score in our long-term care category. We awarded this facility an above average grade of B+ in that category. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the statistics we considered in addition to this nursing home's quality nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.41003 percent of its residents. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for seniors. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.52 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. In determining our nursing ratings, we look at both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. With 4.7 hours of nursing care per patient daily, this nursing home surpassed the majority of places. Finally, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This place was above average in most of these metrics, with good marks for minimizing its patients' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we scored is short-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in that area. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this area. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be more critical for patients needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing, 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 item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. It performed more favorably in this area. We found that it was above average in this metric with 52.8 percent of its residents returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Good Shepherd Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients who had falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
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 demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
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.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better