Zarrow Pointe is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Tulsa, Oklahoma with a total of 413,574 people. It looks like this nursing home is among the highest-graded nursing homes we assessed. Receiving an A+ in our rating system requires first-rate scores across the board. Even with Tulsa featuring 20 other nursing homes available, this nursing home stood out as a fine option. Scroll down to see this place's category scores, which are equally impressive. You just can't do any better than a straight A profile.
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Zarrow Pointe
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. When determining a facility's nursing rating, we assess the amount of time nurses are with residents and the levels of training of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
To complement its strong accomplishments in other areas, we gave this facility a score of A for its long-term care grade. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid negative health outcomes for the senior population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was dominant in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a score of A. Only a select group of facilities received a better grade in this category. Our short-term care ratings are likely most important for those in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
Finally, this facility has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. This is one of the few nursing homes in the nation to receive an A- or better in every single category. Our inspection scores are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Zarrow Pointe Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Zarrow Pointe, 4.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Zarrow Pointe, 0.52% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Zarrow Pointe, 2.66% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Zarrow Pointe, 19.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents which are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Zarrow Pointe, 19.87% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients which were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Zarrow Pointe, 14.89% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Zarrow Pointe, 100% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Zarrow Pointe, 10.39% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Zarrow Pointe, 14.74% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Zarrow Pointe, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Zarrow Pointe, 14.74% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Zarrow Pointe, 11.94% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Zarrow Pointe, 42.3% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Tulsa, OK
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Tulsa, Oklahoma has 19 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLCAcute Care Hospitals 1.1 miles away2408 East 81st Street, Suite 300 Tulsa Oklahoma 74137Physician(918) 477-5095
- Tulsa Spine & Specialty HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.32 miles away6901 South Olympia Avenue Tulsa Oklahoma 74132Proprietary(918) 388-5701
- Saint Francis Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 2.47 miles away6161 South Yale Tulsa Oklahoma 74136Voluntary non-profit - Private(918) 494-2200
- Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health SystemPsychiatric 3.41 miles away6262 South Sheridan Road Tulsa Oklahoma 74133Proprietary(918) 492-8200
- St John Medical Center, IncAcute Care Hospitals 5.11 miles away1923 South Utica Avenue Tulsa Oklahoma 74104Voluntary non-profit - Private(918) 744-3131
- Southwestern Regional Medical Center, IncAcute Care Hospitals 5.64 miles away10109 East 79th Street Tulsa Oklahoma 74133Proprietary(918) 286-5000
- Parkside, IncPsychiatric 5.75 miles away1619 East 13th Street Tulsa Oklahoma 74120Voluntary non-profit - Private(918) 582-2131
- Hillcrest Hospital SouthAcute Care Hospitals 5.77 miles away8801 South 101st East Avenue Tulsa Oklahoma 74133Proprietary(918) 294-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmcna - South Tulsa1.19 miles away8260 S Lewis Tulsa Oklahoma 74137Dialysis Stations: 21 (918) 299-2841
- Fmcna - Richard Medlock2.22 miles away2845 E Skelly Dr Tulsa Oklahoma 74105CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (918) 747-7127
- St Francis Hospital-Dialysis2.66 miles away6161 S Yale Ave Tulsa Oklahoma 74136CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (918) 494-5575
- Davita - Tulsa Dialysis3.01 miles away4436 S Harvard Ave Tulsa Oklahoma 74135Dialysis Stations: 20 (918) 660-0571
- Davita - Central Tulsa5.95 miles away1124 S St Louis Ave Tulsa Oklahoma 74120CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (918) 585-5557
- Fkc - Beverly Mathis Memorial Dialysis6.08 miles away5230 S Mingo Rd Tulsa Oklahoma 74146Dialysis Stations: 13 (918) 660-0816
- Davita - Southcrest6.25 miles away10921 East 81st St Tulsa Oklahoma 74133CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (918) 249-8402
- Osu Medical Center Outpatient Dialysis Unit6.25 miles away802 S Jackson Ste 101 Tulsa Oklahoma 74127Dialysis Stations: 20 (918) 599-4072