Omaha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
4835 South 49th Street, Omaha NE 68117 · (402) 733-7200 · 88.57% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Omaha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is in Omaha, Nebraska. This city is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has a total of 518,429 people. With a rock bottom overall grade of F, this nursing home isn't high on our list. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in Omaha. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was short-term care, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 70 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
Even though this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the category of short-term care. We gave it a grade of B- for that category, which isn't bad. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to salvage its otherwise poor profile. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. The same can't be said for all facilities. The last measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that it was respectable in this area with 46.5 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
As it turns out, its government inspection reports were not the source of this nursing home's rock bottom overall grade. In fact, it earned a grade of C in this category. Our inspection scores are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This facility was hit with 6 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This indicates it avoided the more serious categories of deficiencies. Finally, they also received 7 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is certainly not a great sign.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. When calculating our nursing scores, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is slightly below average. To go along with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this facility also did not perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This nursing home had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average facility. This could be a bad sign when you consider that many falls and bed sores are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. These metrics pulled down this nursing home's nursing grade significantly.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our fourth area, this facility really didn't perform very well in this category either. Due to a poor grade of F in long-term care, this is really as terrible as it gets. For residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.46809 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. While it had 2.35 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric wasn't bad due to it having some more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Omaha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better