COX MEDICAL CENTER
Address
1000 E WALNUT LAWN
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
(417) 269-9982
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
86%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 24
- Certified Beds: 28
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
Operational Details
- Operated By Non Profit - Other
- This Facility Does Not Offer Any Resident or Family Counseling
- Located Inside of a Hospital Facility
- 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 October 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Medium 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 Cox Medical 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: 0-5 | 12.3% |
| Total Percent: | 12.3% |
High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 31.6% |
| Total Percent: | 31.6% |
Medium Rehabilitation
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 21.1% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 12.3% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 5.3% |
| Total Percent: | 38.6% |
Extensive Services
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 2-16 - Isolation for active infectious disease | 10.5% |
| Total Percent: | 10.5% |
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: 0-1 - No Signs of depression | 7.0% |
| Total Percent: | 7.0% |
Rating Details For Cox Medical 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 | 3 Hours and 14 Minutes | 2 Hours and 5 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 1 Hour and 54 Minutes | 59 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 3 Hours and 52 Minutes | 2 Hours and 27 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 5 Hours and 7 Minutes | 3 Hours and 3 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 8 Hours and 59 Minutes | 5 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 |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 83% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 84% | 87% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 22% | 11% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | 2% | 4% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 60% | 20% |
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 12/01/2010.
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 |
Environmental
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Mistreatment
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
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Quality Care
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary.
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Properly Care for Residents Needing Special Services, Including: Injections, Colostomy, Ureostomy, Ileostomy, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheal Suctioning, Respiratory Care, Foot Care, and Prostheses.
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Resident Assessment
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Cox Medical 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 |
Resident Rights
Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential.
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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 Cox Medical 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 12/01/2010.
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 |
Furnishings and Decorations
Exits That Are Free from Obstructions and Can Be Used at All Times.
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Exits That Are Free from Obstructions and Can Be Used at All Times.
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Hazardous Area
Properly Installed Hallway Dispensers for Alcohol-Based Hand Rub.
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