Tuttle Care Center
104 Southeast 4th Street, Tuttle OK 73089 · (405) 381-3363 · 72.3% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Tuttle Care Center is a small nursing home located in Tuttle, Oklahoma. It looks like this is a very respectable facility. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a respectable rating. As far as we can see, this place looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. You should also take a look at this nursing home's category grades below. We discuss long-term care in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 52 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received a strong overall grade as mentioned above, but we especially wanted to point out its excellent long-term care score. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.31973 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. With 2 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility is close to average in this area.
Facility Inspections
This facility also performed well in our inspection category, which is based on the facility's inspections. In fact, we gave it an A- for that category, which is one of our best grades. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. While this didn't quite match its scores in some of the categories discussed above, this is still a decent score. In calculating our nursing scores, we analyze both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, our nursing scores also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. Although this facility did not have as many nursing hours per resident as many other nursing homes we looked at, it was still better than average in the area of avoiding falls. This is usually an indicator of how carefully a facility's nursing staff is tending to its residents. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's least impressive area is short-term care, which is the final area we analyzed. For this area, we gave this facility a grade of D. With our short-term care score, we try to forge a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze a nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The final measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area, with just 33.5 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Tuttle Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better