Old Jefferson Community Care Center is a large non-profit facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some respectable scores. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Baton Rouge. We were also pleased to discover that this nursing home was consistent in all of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories is available below.
Old Jefferson Community Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility really excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. 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
In addition, we also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received favorable long-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our higher scores in this area, with a grade of B. This proved to be the facility's second best grade. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. The nursing category weighs many datapoints, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it scored well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
Our next area is short-term care, in which we awarded this nursing home a grade of C in that category. Short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. We were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Old Jefferson Community Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 2.69% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 16.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 22.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 1.51% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 85.51% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 19.03% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 13.75% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 2.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 13.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 13.45 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Old Jefferson Community Care Center, 67.8% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Baton Rouge, LA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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