Located in Clinton, Arkansas, Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center is the only option we identified in this area. It looks like this nursing home is among the better nursing homes we assessed. A grade in this range requires high-end marks across the board. In fact, this facility ended up being one of the top 25 facilities in Arkansas. Scroll down to find this facility's category grades, which are also impressive. It would be hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab 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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Blood Administration
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
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Awards
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Short-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our short-term care rating. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our nursing grade is primarily associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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
Moving on to our final area, this nursing home was awarded a strong long-term care score. In fact, we gave it a B+ in this category, finishing off one of our better profiles. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 97.61905 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 5.36% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 7.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 3.98% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 14.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 25.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 2.54% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 97.88% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 14.86% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 14.52% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 14.52% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 15.29% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center, 77.61% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Ozark HealthCritical Access Hospitals 0.12 miles away2500 Highway 65 South Clinton Arkansas 72031Voluntary non-profit - Private(501) 745-7000