With an address in Pocahontas, Arkansas, Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is one of just two nursing homes there. Sporting an overall score of B, this appears to be a fine option. Based on the data we reviewed, you can do much worse than this nursing home. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile was its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section
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Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this facility also received first-rate health inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our higher grades in that category, with an A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing score is mostly associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning patients more often.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third highest area we gave this facility in any category came in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a B-. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 93.14286 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our next area, this facility was given an acceptable short-term care score of B-. In forming our short-term care grades, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to devise a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. We were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this nursing home. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 5.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents who have sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 6.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 40.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 5.84% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 94.19% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 9.93% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 7.79% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 7.79% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 9.46% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 98.95% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Five Rivers Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.07 miles away2801 Medical Center Drive Pocahontas Arkansas 72455Government - Local(870) 892-6000
- Lawrence Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.85 miles away1309 West Main Street Walnut Ridge Arkansas 72476Government - Local(870) 886-1200
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Pocahontas0.2 miles away404 Camp Rd Pocahontas Arkansas 72455Dialysis Stations: 8 (870) 248-0138