The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek
1514 West Lark, Springfield MO 65810 · (417) 889-1275 · 71.83% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek is an average-sized nursing home located in Springfield, Missouri. This is a good facility with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in Springfield. Even in a city featuring 18 other nursing homes, this nursing home turns out to be a sound selection. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home performed even better in the area of inspections which is associated with the facility's recent inspections. We awarded it an A+ for that area, which is one of our highest grades. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to this facility's list of strengths, it also was awarded a top-shelf short-term care grade. We awarded them an elite strong of A- in this category. In our short-term care rating, we seek to create a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at the nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides a greater volume of physical therapist hours to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the majority of facilities in the nation in this area with 54.5 percent of its residents able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the category of nursing care, this facility didn't perform quite as well in this area as some of the categories discussed above. Nevertheless, a grade of B- in this category is by no means a bad score. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides an impressive 4.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is among the higher totals in Missouri. Lastly, we baked a few quality-based metrics into our nursing ratings. This place was relatively weak in two of the major metrics we focus on, with below average marks for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These statistics are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed was long-term care. This facility received a C in this category. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to above average nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination records are above average also. Indeed, this facility vaccinated 98.540146 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Although it had 1.92 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was better than most facilities due to it having more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of decline of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better