Ridge Crest Nursing Center is a facility located in Warrensburg, Missouri, which has a total of 27,608 people. This nursing home turns out to be a respectable facility, with an overall grade of B-. This actually is the number one rated facility in Warrensburg. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Ridge Crest Nursing 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
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
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Long-term Care Quality
We gave this nursing home an impressive grade of A- for our long-term care rating. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After we finished assessing the amount of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is too frequently a life or death health condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections. It received one of our highest grades in that area with a score of B+. Our inspection grades are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's inspections. Facilities that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next highest area ended up being its short-term care grade, where it was given a C. With our short-term care rating, we endeavor to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 4.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this facility was given a decent nursing grade of C. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we look at the number of hours nurses are seeing residents as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. In addition to ranking poorly in terms of nursing hours offered, this place also lagged behind in certain statistics that focus on quality of care. This place's nursing score was pulled down by poor performance in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers. In fact, we found that 22.784811 percent of this place's residents sustained pressure ulcers. This is at least double the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ridge Crest Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 22.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients who experienced a fall which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 0.61% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay patients which have sustained urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 17.93% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 26.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 2.53% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 98.92% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 14.39% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 5.28% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 5.28% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ridge Crest Nursing Center, 94.29% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Western Missouri Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.94 miles away403 Burkarth Road Warrensburg Missouri 64093Government - Hospital District or Authority(660) 747-2500
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Warrensburg1.32 miles away609 C East Young St Warrensburg Missouri 64093Dialysis Stations: 12 (660) 429-1110