Willard Care Center
400 West Walnut Lane, Willard MO 65781 · (417) 742-3593 · 82.57% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Willard Care Center is the only nursing home located in Willard, Missouri. This nursing home received an overall grade of B-, which is a good rating. Based on our analysis, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. One of the major highlights of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 66 Beds
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For profit - Individual
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A+. Few facilities performed better in this area. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite minor. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also would like to point out that this facility was awarded a great long-term care score. Indeed, it received one of our best grades in that category with a grade of A-. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are well cared for. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 81.38298 percent of its patients, which is a few points lower than we were hoping for. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.14 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. When determining a facility's nursing grade, we assess the amount of time nurses spend with residents and the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averages 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, although this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this subcategory.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at is short-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in short-term care, rendering this its least impressive area. With our short-term care assessment, we try to forge a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We were surprised to find that it performed better in this area, with 50.4 percent of its patients returning home. This was just about this nursing home's sole highlight in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Willard Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This measures the percent of long-term care residents who experienced a fall which resulted in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents that 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 is the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better