Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center is a small facility located in Shelby, Mississippi. This is a very good facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. You can certainly do much worse than this nursing home. This place is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home earned near flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A+ in this area. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a favorable long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. The nursing rating includes quite a few subcategories, but the main consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving patients more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed is short-term care, in which this nursing home received a grade of C. This was this nursing home's weakest category. This is nevertheless not the end of the world. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 12.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.2% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 6.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 16.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.95% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 99.43% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 16.31% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 23.22% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that remained mobile levels. Many argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 23.22% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 4.34% of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center, 66.02% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Bolivar Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.13 miles away901 E Sunflower Rd Cleveland Mississippi 38732Proprietary(662) 846-0061
- North Sunflower Medical Center CahCritical Access Hospitals 19 miles away840 North Oak Avenue Ruleville Mississippi 38771Government - Local(662) 756-2711
Nearby Dialysis
- Rcg Cleveland14.1 miles away222 N. Pearman Avenue Cleveland Mississippi 38732CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (662) 843-6965