West Jefferson Health Care Center
1020 Manhattan Blvd, Harvey LA 70058 · (504) 362-2020 · 94.61% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
West Jefferson Health Care Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Harvey, Louisiana. This nursing home received an uninspiring overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Harvey. The city has just one other nursing home. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection reports. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category scores
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 104 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we were not high on this facility's overall grade, it received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
One of this facility's more favorable category grades came in the area of long-term care. This wound up being its second best category. In that area, we gave this facility a B-. In the category of long-term care, we weigh the amount of services provided by a facility, as opposed to more medically-intensive services. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 2.45 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was not quite as favorable than its other scores in the long-term care area.
Nurse Quality
This facility ended up receiving rock bottom score in our nursing category. It received an F in this category. There are numerous datapoints included in this grade. Most of these datapoints reflect nurse staffing. This facility provided just 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This facility was above average in two of the areas we focus on, with good marks for avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. These datapoints are typically good measures of the quality of nursing care available.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at was short-term care. This nursing home was given a rock bottom grade of F in that area. Short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Based on its weak grade in this category, we weren't stunned to find that this place provides significantly fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most nursing homes. The final metric we considered in this area is the number of residents who returned home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 21.8 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
West Jefferson Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better