The Crossing at Riverside Health and Rehabilitatio
2500 East Moore Avenue, Searcy AR 72143 · (501) 268-2324 · 93.47% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
The Crossing at Riverside Health and Rehabilitatio is located in Searcy, Arkansas. This city has 35,169 people. This is a very good facility. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is a strong grade. Based on our assessment, you can do much worse than this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's impressive profile is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 138 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of B+. It performed better than most facilities in this category. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This place fared better than most facilities in this area with 53.7 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The third area we graded was long-term care. This facility received an impressive long-term care score, with a B in the category. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. The last datapoint we assessed is its hospitalization rate. Here we found that this nursing home had 1.78 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is middle of the road in this area.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed was nursing, where this nursing home received a B. This nursing home turned out to be very solid in all areas we analyzed. There are several subcategories within this category. Many of the data points relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides an impressive 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering falls which lead to serious injury, this place performed better than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Crossing at Riverside Health and Rehabilitatio Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents who had falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs 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 indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This 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 residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better