Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete is in Crete, Nebraska. The city has a population of 8,327 people. This proved to be an A+ facility. Receiving an A+ in our rating scheme takes first-rate scores across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top ten percentile of all nursing homes in the country. Keep reading to see this place's category ratings, which also impressed us. You just can't do much better than a straight A profile.
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Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. The nursing category consists of many subcategories, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received a virtually flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. This is one of the few places to receive multiple A+ category grades. Inspection grades are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's government inspections. Facilities that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at is long-term care. Adding to its superb profile, this nursing home also performed well in this category. In fact, we awarded it a of A in the area. Facilities that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our fourth area, this nursing home was awarded an excellent short-term care score. We gave it an A- in this area, giving this facility straight A's. In our short-term care score, we endeavor to create a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 4.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 1.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that experienced falls which resulted in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 4.24% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 20.69% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 11.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who are given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 1.68% of Patients
This is the percent of residents showing depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 100% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 11.76% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 13.6% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 0.23 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 13.6% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 26.37% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete, 97.48% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Warren Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.99 miles away905 Second St Friend Nebraska 68359Government - Local(402) 947-2541
- Bryan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.17 miles away1600 South 48th St Lincoln Nebraska 68506Voluntary non-profit - Private(402) 481-1111
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Center of Lincoln Southwest15.66 miles away5355 South 16th Street Lincoln Nebraska 68512Dialysis Stations: 12 (402) 742-8500
- Dialysis Center of Lincoln - Home15.66 miles away5355 South 16th Street Lincoln Nebraska 68512Dialysis Stations: 6 (402) 742-8500
- South Lincoln Dialysis16.7 miles away3401 Plantation Drive Suite 140 Lincoln Nebraska 68516Dialysis Stations: 8 (402) 421-6011
- Capital City Dialysis19.91 miles away307 N 46th St Lincoln Nebraska 68503CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (402) 466-5123