WORTH COUNTY CONVALESCENT CENTER
Address
503 EAST FOURTH
GRANT CITY, MO 64456
(660) 564-3304
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
60%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 30
- Certified Beds: 50
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Government - County
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Very High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Worth County Convalescent Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
| Resident Services | Resident Conditions | Percent of Service Days |
Very High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 17.4% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 51.9% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 8.5% |
| Total Percent: | 77.9% |
High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 7.2% |
| Total Percent: | 7.2% |
Medium Rehabilitation
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 6.0% |
| Total Percent: | 6.0% |
Clinically Complex
- Pneumonia, hemiplegia with ADL score >=5
- Surgical wounds or open lesions with treatment
- Burns
- Chemotherapy while a resident
- Oxygen therapy while a resident
- IV medications or transfusions while a resident
- Extensive Services, Special Care High or Special Care Low qualifier and ADL score of 0 or 1
| ADL Index Range: 15-16 - Signs of depression | 3.0% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 - No Signs of depression | 6.0% |
| Total Percent: | 8.9% |
Rating Details For Worth County Convalescent Center
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 28 Minutes | 53 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 33 Minutes | 35 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 24 Minutes | 2 Hours and 4 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour | 1 Hour and 28 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 25 Minutes | 3 Hours and 31 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Missouri are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Missouri Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 93% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 88% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 9% | 9% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 10% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 9% | 11% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 9% | 7% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 4% | 4% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 4% | 10% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 4% | 5% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 37% | 38% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 25% | 11% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 4% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 87% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 83% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 5% | 20% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | 17% | 4% |
Health Inspection Details -
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 11/04/2010.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Hire Nurse Aides Who Have Completed Required Training and Shown That They Are Skilled.
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Train All Employees on What to Do in an Emergency.
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Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
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Keep Safe, Clean and Homelike Surroundings.
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Keep Safe, Clean and Homelike Surroundings.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
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Pharmacy Service
Make Sure That Residents Are Safe from Serious Medication Errors.
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Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene.
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Give Proper Treatment to Residents with Feeding Tubes to Prevent Problems (Such As Aspiration Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Metabolic Abnormalities, Nasal-Pharyngeal Ulcers) and Help Restore Eating Skills, if Possible.
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Resident Rights
Properly Hold, Secure and Manage Each Resident's Personal Money Which is Deposited with the Nursing Home.
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Provide Services to Meet the Needs and Preferences of Each Resident.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Worth County Convalescent Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Formal Complaints | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Mistreatment
1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Worth County Convalescent Center had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 11/04/2010.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves.
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Building Construction
Approved Construction Type or Materials.
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Electrical
Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
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Exits and Egress
Corridors or Aisles That Are Unobstructed and Are at Least 8 Feet in Width.
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Fire Alarm Systems
An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems.
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Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas
Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
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Smoking Regulations
Posted "No-Smoking" Signs in Areas Where Smoking is Not Permitted or Did Not Provide Ashtrays Where Smoking Was Allowed.
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