Reginald P White Nursing Facility
1451 North Lakeland Drive/PO Box 4128, Meridian MS 39307 · (601) 581-8500 · 98.67% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Reginald P White Nursing Facility is a small government-owned nursing home in Meridian, Mississippi. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the most impressive nursing homes we found. Receiving an A+ in our grading system requires first-rate performance across the board. We really can't say enough good things about this place. Keep reading to find this facility's category grades, which are equally impressive. You just can't do much better than a straight A report card.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 53 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home excelled in our nursing score. We awarded them an A+ in this area. Our nursing grade analyzes the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This place boasts a really impressive 5.6 hours of nursing care per resident daily, of which a significant percentage was provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly skilled levels of nurses. This is one of the better totals of nursing hours we found. On top of offering impressive levels of care, this nursing home also performed well in some of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than the national average.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. This was one of the few facilities to receive multiple A+ category grades. Inspection scores are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Places that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a impressive long-term care score. Indeed, this ended up being this nursing home's third best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 93 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is somewhat less than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Fortunately, this nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.19 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a significantly lower hospitalization rate than most nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
The fourth area we graded is short-term care, where this facility was given an A-. This rounded out a first-rate profile. Not many nursing homes received an A- or better in all four categories. Our short-term care grades are vital for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility permanently.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Reginald P White Nursing Facility 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