Okemah Care Center is an average-sized facility in Okemah, Oklahoma. With an overall grade of B-, this appears to be a solid nursing home. As far as we can see, this nursing home is a good fit for quite a few people. We were also pleased to find that this place was consistent in each of our categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Okemah Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's best grade came in long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a B+. It actually outpaced most nursing homes in this area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 97.98658 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a life or death condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection grades are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. Our nursing grade is based on several factors. The most heavily weighted factor is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was short-term care. For that category, we gave this facility a C. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we size up a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is more often than not a useful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Okemah Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Okemah Care Center, 8.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Okemah Care Center, 2.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Okemah Care Center, 3.36% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients that have experienced a UTI. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Okemah Care Center, 51.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Okemah Care Center, 7.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Okemah Care Center, 2.22% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Many argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Okemah Care Center, 80.17% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Okemah Care Center, 4.88% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Okemah Care Center, 13.16% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Okemah Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Okemah Care Center, 13.16% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Creek Nation Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.9 miles away1800 E Coplin Okemah Oklahoma 74859Tribal(918) 623-1424
- Hillcrest Hospital HenryettaAcute Care Hospitals 16 miles away2401 W Main Henryetta Oklahoma 74437Proprietary(918) 650-1511