River Valley Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home located in Blountstown, Florida. We gave this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. Based on our ratings, you can not go wrong with this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's impressive report card was its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph
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River Valley Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving an elite overall score, this facility also received an A+ inspection score. This is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can offer a nursing home. Our inspection grades are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent 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
Adding to its top-shelf resume, this facility also performed well in our long-term care area. In fact, it received a grade of A for the area. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Our nursing category is based on several factors, many of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 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 facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we assessed was short-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of C. This was this nursing home's weakest category. This is still not a poor grade. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this nursing home submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that just 2.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
River Valley Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 3.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 4.67% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 0.65% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 1.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 37.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 3.56% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 2.14% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 4.15% of Residents
This is the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 4.15% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 21.49% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In River Valley Rehabilitation Center, 92.38% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's generally correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Calhoun-Liberty HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.09 miles away20370 Ne Burns Ave Blountstown Florida 32424Voluntary non-profit - Private(850) 674-3493