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Vicksburg Convalescent Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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1708 Cherry Street,
Vicksburg MS 39180

(601) 638-3632

76.5% estimated occupancy ¹

Vicksburg Convalescent Center is an average-sized facility located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A grade of this caliber requires above average scores in most areas. This facility definitely has plenty working in its favor. We were also pleased to find that this facility did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Mississippi Awards 2020

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Facility Inspections

To pair with a favorable overall grade, we awarded this place an A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

This facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing grade is largely based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Long-term Care Quality

Additionally, this facility also was awarded favorable long-term care grades in our assessment. In fact, we gave it one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of B. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

The next area we assessed is short-term care, in which this facility was given a grade of C. While this proved to be its lowest category grade, this is nevertheless not a major area of concern. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be more meaningful for patients requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Vicksburg Convalescent Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 7.83% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 1.08% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 1.11% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who have sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 4.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 18.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 10.99% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 11.73% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 11.73% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 13.45% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Vicksburg Convalescent Center, 80.38% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.

Scores for Vicksburg, 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 C
Inspection Rating has a grade of A

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Nearby Hospitals

Merit Health River RegionAcute Care Hospitals 3.67 miles away2100 Hwy 61 N Vicksburg Mississippi 39183Proprietary(601) 883-5000
Madison Parish HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.35 miles away900 Johnson Street Tallulah Louisiana 71282Government - Hospital District or Authority(318) 574-2374

Nearby Dialysis

Rcg Vicksburg3.12 miles away105 Keystone Circle Vicksburg Mississippi 39180CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (601) 634-6057
Fmcna - Delta3.13 miles away104 Railroad Ave Delta Louisiana 71233Dialysis Stations: 16 (318) 633-9662