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Sunset Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Sunset Health Care Center's website

400 West Park Avenue,
Union MO 63084

(636) 583-2252

91% estimated occupancy 1

Sunset Health Care Center is one of just two nursing homes in Union, Missouri. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some decent scores. Based on our assessment, there are definitely much worse facilities out there. One of the highlights of this facility's profile is its strong inspection reports, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • 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
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

We want to point out that this nursing home outperformed its overall score in the category of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also was awarded a favorable grade in our long-term care category. We awarded this facility a better than average grade of B in this category. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are well cared for. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 87.29412 percent of its patients, which is a few points less than we anticipated. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Another unfortunate development is the F this facility was given in the category of short-term care. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to assess a facility's rehabilitation services To offer highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to have better levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. Not surprisingly, we learned that this place offers substantially less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the typical nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The final category we rated was nursing. Sadly, it received an F in this area, which is a very poor score. This is certainly a major concern. We looked at the licensure of nurses working for the facility, as well as the number of hours those nurses were with residents, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home offered a meager 0.2 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is well below average. On top of its subpar nursing hour totals, this nursing home also earned poor scores in some of the quality-based metrics we considered in determining our nursing scores. We found that more of this facility's patients experienced falls which led to serious injury.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Sunset Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Sunset Health Care Center, 4.55% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Sunset Health Care Center, 3.76% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Sunset Health Care Center, 1.26% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. However, this metric may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Sunset Health Care Center, 45.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Sunset Health Care Center, 17.17% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Sunset Health Care Center, 19.51% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Sunset Health Care Center, 91% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Sunset Health Care Center, 22.47% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Sunset Health Care Center, 12.7% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Sunset Health Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Sunset Health Care Center, 12.7% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Sunset Health Care Center, 6.24% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital WashingtonAcute Care Hospitals 7.06 miles away901 East 5th Street Washington Missouri 63090Voluntary non-profit - Private(636) 239-8000
  • Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.56 miles away751 Sappington Bridge Rd Sullivan Missouri 63080Voluntary non-profit - Private(573) 468-4186

Nearby Dialysis

  • Washington Square Dialysis5.96 miles away1112 Washington Square Washington Missouri 63090CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (636) 390-8233
  • Fmc - Sullivan19.5 miles away123 Progress Parkway Sullivan Missouri 63080Dialysis Stations: 12 (573) 468-2485

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=265390