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Salem Memorial District Hospital

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Salem Memorial District Hospital's website

PO Box 774, 35629 Highway 72,
Salem MO 65560

(573) 729-6626

92.22% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Salem, Missouri, Salem Memorial District Hospital is one of just a few nursing homes in the area. This nursing home received an overall score of B+. Indeed, this proved to be the number one rated nursing home in the city. In addition, this facility is located in a hospital, which can often mean the facility offers more extensive healthcare services. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its long-term care grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • No Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - Hospital district
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Missouri Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Missouri Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Missouri Awards 2021

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home earned a strong overall grade as discussed above, but we especially wanted to point out its excellent long-term care rating. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this category. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 88.23529 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be a few points lower than we were hoping for but still a respectable figure. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's impressive category scores came in the area of short-term care. We gave them one of our more positive grades in that area, with a score of B+. In the area of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. It does not appear that this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing rating is mostly associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

In the final category we looked at, we found that this nursing home earned a solid inspection report this year as well. As a result, it received a decent grade in inspections with a B. Inspection ratings are based on several data points found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Salem Memorial District Hospital Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 5.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 5.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who experienced falls leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 11.76% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 16.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 27.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 23.44% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 94.12% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 14.52% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 5.46% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Salem Memorial District Hospital, 5.46% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.