Springfield Skilled Care Center
2401 West Grand, Springfield MO 65802 · (417) 864-4545 · 90.66% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Springfield Skilled Care Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Springfield, Missouri. This nursing home received an F, which is really a rock-bottom score in our grading scheme. This place doesn't seem to have much going for it. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category scores. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this nursing home a poor overall score, we gave it a B for our inspections category. This is the result of the facility receiving a quality government inspection report this year. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
We gave this nursing home just a D for our long-term care rating and that actually ended up being its second most favorable category. Facilities that do not fare well in long-term care often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be lagging in some of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccines. We were a bit concerned this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to just 82.55814 percent of its patients. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. We found that this nursing home fared poorly with 2.78 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this statistic is nearly twice the national average.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to this facility's poor nursing grade where it received an F. The nursing score weighs a handful of subcategories, but the paramount one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 2.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also looked at some quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This place was above average in two of the metrics we considered, with good marks for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These datapoints are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care offered.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we graded was short-term care. It received an F for this category, which is a poor score. Short-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Based on its abysmal rating in this category, we were not stunned to learn this nursing home provides far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This definitely wasn't a strength for this facility. We found that just 16.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, around half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Springfield Skilled Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications 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 a measure of the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better