The Olive Branch Senior Care Center is the sole nursing home we identified in Tallulah, Louisiana. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A grade in this range requires some respectable scores. You could certainly do worse than this facility. The best part of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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The Olive Branch Senior Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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Facility Inspections
The main reason this facility received a decent overall score is its excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category, with an A+. This is a notably better score than the place's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also performed well in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we gave it a grade of A in that area, which happens to be one of our highest grades. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by 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 average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility earned a strong nursing grade as well. It earned one of our higher grades in that area with a score of F. In determining our nursing scores, we weigh both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This place provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing grades. This facility fared well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these datapoints to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we rated is short-term care, which is this facility's least impressive area. Sadly, it received an abysmal F for this category, which is certainly a major concern. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. It looks like this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients based on the metrics we considered. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 4.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Olive Branch Senior Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 12.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 2.41% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents which have had a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 0.69% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 8.91% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 19.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 4.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 97.31% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 18.88% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 4.64% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 4.64% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 20.92% of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Olive Branch Senior Care Center, 95.21% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Madison Parish HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.38 miles away900 Johnson Street Tallulah Louisiana 71282Government - Hospital District or Authority(318) 574-2374
- Richland Parish Hospital-DelhiCritical Access Hospitals 18.88 miles away407 Cincinnati Street Delhi Louisiana 71232Government - Hospital District or Authority(318) 878-5171
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmcna - Delta15.39 miles away104 Railroad Ave Delta Louisiana 71233Dialysis Stations: 16 (318) 633-9662
- Fmcna - Delhi Dialysis Ctr18.96 miles away307 Detroit St Delhi Louisiana 71232CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (318) 878-9072