Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian is a small facility in Meridian, Mississippi. With an overall grade of A, this is ranked among the top three nursing homes in the city. We could not find many negative things to say about this facility. Its grades are as good as they get. Headlining this facility's exemplary profile is its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility has received near flawless inspections recently. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
On the list of its many high-end scores, this nursing home was awarded a top-shelf long-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in that category. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the statistics we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 87.341774 percent of its residents. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, at least this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the fourth area, this nursing home was given a high-end short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a B+ in this area, wrapping up one of our more favorable profiles. Our short-term care scores are considered to be more critical for residents in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 10.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 3.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who had falls which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 20.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients that are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 2.3% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 93.75% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 18.95% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 20.82% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 1.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian, 20.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Scores for Meridian, MS
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Meridian, Mississippi has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Rush Foundation HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.62 miles away1314 19th Ave Meridian Mississippi 39301Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 483-0011
- Anderson Regional Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 1.68 miles away2124 14 St Meridian Mississippi 39301Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 553-6000
- Anderson Rmc SouthAcute Care Hospitals 1.84 miles away1102 Constitution Avenue Meridian Mississippi 39301Proprietary(601) 484-3590
Nearby Dialysis
- Rcg Meridian0.72 miles away2205 Hwy 39 North Meridian Mississippi 39301CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 61 (601) 483-0606
- Rcg Mississippi, Inc3.07 miles away1300 38th Avenue East Meridian Mississippi 39301Dialysis Stations: 14 (601) 482-4808