Riverways Manor is the sole option we found in Van Buren, Missouri. Featuring an overall grade of B, this nursing home is a quality option. You can definitely do much worse than this nursing home. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph
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Riverways Manor
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall grade, this place also received first-rate inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better grades in this area, with an A. Our inspection scores are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility also was awarded favorable short-term care grades this year. Indeed, we gave it one of our higher grades in that area, with a grade of B+. In our short-term care rating, we strive to forge a valuable gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. We looked at the skill-level of nurses working for the nursing home, in addition to the number of hours those nurses spent with patients, in calculating our rating in this area. This nursing home provides 0.3 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed is long-term care, is this facility's weakest category. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in that category. This really is one of just a couple of dings of a quality report card. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinates 95.77465 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place also keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Riverways Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Riverways Manor, 17.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Riverways Manor, 4.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Riverways Manor, 5.26% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who experienced urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Riverways Manor, 48.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Riverways Manor, 31.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Riverways Manor, 15.45% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Riverways Manor, 96.1% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Riverways Manor, 16.98% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Riverways Manor, 14.14% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Riverways Manor, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Riverways Manor, 14.14% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Riverways Manor, 11.83% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.