Senath South Health Care Center
300 East Hornbeck Street, PO Box 940, Senath MO 63876 · (573) 738-2627 · 18.66% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Senath South Health Care Center is located in Senath, Missouri. The city has 2,374 people. With an overall score of C, this is likely a middle of the road facility. Based on our assessment, this facility would be a solid choice for quite a few people. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 150 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Family Council:
Facility Inspections
The main reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its impeccable government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our higher grades in that area, with an A-. This is a notably better score than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. Our inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's better category scores was in the area of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. Short-term care ratings are critical for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final metric we looked at in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Another reason we rated this facility so highly is that it received an A+ nursing score. The nursing score is based on a host of datapoints. The most heavily weighted factor is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This particular nursing home 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 nursing home performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest area was long-term care, which is the final area we looked at. We gave it an F for this area. Despite several solid scores in other areas, this grade is still disappointing so we would like to to point it out. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care likely don't provide the kind of consistent around the clock care that some other facilities offer. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated 75 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be quite a few points lower than what we were hoping for. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.27 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best score in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Senath South Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better