Searcy Health and Rehab
1205 Skyline Drive, Searcy AR 72143 · (501) 268-6188 · 33.3% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Searcy Health and Rehab is located in Searcy, Arkansas. This city has a total of 35,169 people. We gave it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road score. This facility seems to have some things working in its favor. We were also pleased to discover that this nursing home was consistent in all four of the other areas we looked at. More information about these categories is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 245 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received an inspection grade which is stronger than its overall score. Inspection ratings are tied to a facility's recent inspections. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's better category grades came in the area of short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. In determining our short-term care scores, we assess a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This score is typically a solid assessment of the facility's rehabilitation. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides a greater volume of physical therapist hours to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the majority of facilities in the country in this area with 52.2 percent of its residents able to return home. This is a better rate than most nursing homes.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's next best category turned out to be long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. Our long-term care grade assesses a nursing home's personal care instead of the skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. In addition to providing very respectable levels of nursing care, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. This combination proved to be effective as this facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had just 1.58 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the last area, this facility was awarded a decent nursing score of B-. Our nursing score assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of training of the nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides an impressive 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is among the higher totals in Arkansas. Lastly, this place performed well in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility outpaced the national average. This is usually an accurate indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided with better nursing care.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Searcy Health and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better