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Salt River Community Care

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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142 Shelby Plaza Road, PO Box 529,
Shelbina MO 63468

(573) 588-4175

48.5% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Salt River Community Care has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Salt River Community Care is an average-sized government-owned nursing home located in Shelbina, Missouri. Sporting an overall grade of D, this is a lower end facility. Based on our ratings, this facility likely isn't the best fit for most people. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, we will discuss inspections in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

While this facility's overall grade was not a highlight, it actually received a somewhat respectable grade in the area of inspections. We awarded it a B- for this category, which is a decent score. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. We especially look at the severity of the deficiencies. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually a good indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home was awarded its next highest category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this nursing home a B- in this category, which is a respectable score. Our short-term care grades are important for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Our final category is long-term care, in which we gave this facility a grade of B- in this area. In our long-term care grade, we weigh the volume of care provided by a nursing home, along with a series of quality data points. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours is vaccines. We were a bit concerned this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to a relatively low 90.30837 percent of its patients. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Salt River Community Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Salt River Community Care, 13.51% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Salt River Community Care, 3.08% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients who have had a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Salt River Community Care, 12.9% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Salt River Community Care, 8.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Salt River Community Care, 21.1% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Salt River Community Care, 1.95% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Salt River Community Care, 94.75% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Salt River Community Care, 20.71% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Salt River Community Care, 9.26% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some would argue that mobility is important for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Salt River Community Care, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Salt River Community Care, 9.26% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.