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Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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228 Pointer Trail West,
Van Buren AR 72956

(479) 474-5276

82.28% estimated occupancy 1

Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Van Buren, Arkansas. We gave this facility an overall score of B, making it the top nursing home in the city. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This place is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home performed well in long-term care. We gave it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

This facility also excelled in inspections. We gave it an B+ for that area. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category generally have few severe deficiencies. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. There are a variety of subcategories within this category. Most of the criteria reflect levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last area we looked at was short-term care. We awarded it a C in that area. This is not a bad grade in this area. Short-term care grades are typically employed to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation. In order to offer high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. It doesn't look like this nursing home submitted information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 2.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 1.94% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 1.01% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. However, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 15.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 32.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 2.76% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 96.99% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 8.53% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 4.66% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 4.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 13.72% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center, 86.68% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Sparks Medical Center - Van BurenAcute Care Hospitals 2.16 miles away211 Crawford Memorial Drive Van Buren Arkansas 72956Proprietary(479) 474-3401
  • Baptist Health - Fort SmithAcute Care Hospitals 6.72 miles away1001 Towson Avenue Fort Smith Arkansas 72901Proprietary(479) 441-4000
  • Mercy Hospital Fort SmithAcute Care Hospitals 7.29 miles away7301 Rogers Ave Fort Smith Arkansas 72903Voluntary non-profit - Private(479) 314-6000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Ft Smith Regional Dialysis Ctr11.42 miles away2201 Brooken Hill Dr Fort Smith Arkansas 72908CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 55 (479) 755-6700