Perry County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Perry County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is the lone option we identified in Perryville, Arkansas. Featuring an overall grade of B, this facility is a great option. Based on our assessment, you could do much worse than this nursing home. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this place also excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in that category. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have very few of these 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.

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, this ended up being its second best category score. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. On top of looking at the elite quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff at this facility, we also were happy with the nursing home's vaccination statistics. By way of example, this facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. This combination proved to be effective as this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.11 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a much lower hospitalization rate than most nursing homes.

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. In determining our nursing scores, we look at both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. With 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the overwhelming majority of facilities. Finally, this facility also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed better than the national average. This is usually an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented with better nursing care and having a policy of regularly turning residents to avoid bed sores.

The final area we assessed was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is a perfectly acceptable grade in this area. In computing our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This score is more often than not a solid measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it performed decently in this area, with 48.5 percent of its patients returning home.