JOPLIN HEALTHCARE CENTER

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Joplin Healthcare Center. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.

Address

JOPLIN HEALTHCARE CENTER
2810 JACKSON ROAD
JOPLIN, MO 64804
(417) 624-2061

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Nursing Staff
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Overall Rating

Percent of Beds Occupied

91%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 78
  • Certified Beds: 86

This Facility Accepts

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Operational Details

  • Operated By For Profit - Corporation
  • Offers Only Resident Counseling
  • This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise

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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 Joplin Healthcare Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Resident ServicesResident ConditionsPercent of Service Days

High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • 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: 11-160.6%
Total Percent:0.6%
 

Medium Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
  • 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: 11-160.4%
Total Percent:0.4%
 

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-162.6%
ADL Index Range: 6-101.4%
ADL Index Range: 0-58.2%
Total Percent:12.1%
 

Very High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-1619.9%
ADL Index Range: 6-103.0%
ADL Index Range: 0-59.5%
Total Percent:32.3%
 

High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-160.4%
ADL Index Range: 6-102.6%
ADL Index Range: 0-58.9%
Total Percent:11.8%
 

Medium Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-160.9%
ADL Index Range: 6-102.0%
ADL Index Range: 0-54.1%
Total Percent:7.0%
 

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
- Tracheostomy care or ventilator/respirator
0.09%
Total Percent:0.09%
 

Special Care High

  • Comatose
  • Septicemia
  • Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
  • Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
  • Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
  • Parenteral/IV feedings
  • Respiratory therapy for 7 days
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 15-16
- No Signs of depression
3.1%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
1.7%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
1.4%
Total Percent:6.2%
 

Special Care Low

  • Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
  • Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
  • Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
  • Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
  • Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
  • Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
  • Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
  • Radiation therapy while a resident
  • Dialysis while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
5.2%
Total Percent:5.2%
 

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: 11-14
- Signs of depression
1.3%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
1.6%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
0.09%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
0.6%
ADL Index Range: 0-1
- No Signs of depression
8.3%
Total Percent:11.8%
 

Behavioral Symptoms and Cognitive Performance

  • Cognitive impairment BIMS score less than or equal to 9
  • CPS great than or equal to 3
  • Hallucinations or delusions
  • Physical or verbal behavioral symptoms toward others
  • Other behavioral symptoms
  • Rejection of care or wandering
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 5 or less
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- Less restorative nursing
4.1%
ADL Index Range: 0-1
- Less restorative nursing
4.5%
Total Percent:8.6%
 

Reduced Physical Function

  • Urinary and/or bowel training program
  • Passive and/or active range of motion (ROM)
  • Amputation/prosthesis training
  • Dressing or grooming training
  • Eating or swallowing training
  • Transfer training
  • Splint or brace assistance
  • Bed mobility and/or walking training
  • Communication training
ADL Index Range: 15-16
- Less restorative nursing
1.9%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- Less restorative nursing
0.9%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- Less restorative nursing
0.8%
ADL Index Range: 0-1
- Less restorative nursing
0.3%
Total Percent:3.8%
 

Rating Details For Joplin Healthcare 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 DayReportedExpected
Registered Nurse (RN) Hours32 Minutes56 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours48 Minutes35 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours1 Hour and 37 Minutes2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours1 Hour and 19 Minutes1 Hour and 31 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours2 Hours and 56 Minutes3 Hours and 35 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 FacilityMissouri Average

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%93%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination88%88%

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores17%10%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder6%5%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair1%3%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder33%38%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious8%11%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight8%7%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased25%11%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain2%4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse7%9%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection3%9%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores2%3%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained1%4%

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season85%87%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination73%83%

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium-4%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain7%20%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores23%11%

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 03/25/2011.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Administration

Follow All Laws and Professional Standards.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/04/2009
Train All Employees on What to Do in an Emergency.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/27/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010

Mistreatment

Keep Each Resident Free from Physical Restraints, Unless Needed for Medical Treatment.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011
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.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/25/2011

Nutrition and Dietary

Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/08/2009

Pharmacy Service

Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010
Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010

Resident Assessment

Do a New Assessment After Any Major Change in a Resident's Physical or Mental Health.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/21/2009
Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010

Resident Rights

Help and Prepare Each Resident for a Safe and Easy Discharge and Transfer from the Nursing Home.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 07/02/2010

Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Joplin Healthcare 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 ComplaintsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Administration

Have a Detailed, Written Plan for Disasters and Emergencies.
  • Complaint Filed: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011

Environmental

Keep All Essential Equipment Working Safely.
  • Complaint Filed: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Complaint Filed: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
  • Complaint Filed: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011
Properly Care for Residents Needing Special Services, Including: Injections, Colostomy, Ureostomy, Ileostomy, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheal Suctioning, Respiratory Care, Foot Care, and Prostheses.
  • Complaint Filed: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011

Resident Rights

Help and Prepare Each Resident for a Safe and Easy Discharge and Transfer from the Nursing Home.
  • Complaint Filed: 06/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 07/02/2010

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 Joplin Healthcare 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 03/25/2011.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/31/2011

Building Construction

Approved Construction Type or Materials.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010
Approved Construction Type or Materials.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/28/2011

Building Service Equipment

Properly Protected Cooking Facilities.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010

Electrical

Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/09/2011

Exits and Egress

Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011

Fire Alarm Systems

An Approved Back-Up Procedure for a Faulty Fire Alarm System.
  • Inspection Date: 06/18/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/04/2009
An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010

Furnishings and Decorations

Restrictions on the Use of Flammable Curtains.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/28/2011

Illumination and Emergency Power

Emergency Lighting That Can Last at Least 1 1/2 Hours.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/30/2011

Interior Finish

Fire-Resistant Interior Walls.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/09/2011

Laboratories

Emergency Showers.
  • Inspection Date: 04/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 06/04/2010

Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas

Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
  • Inspection Date: 03/25/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/26/2011
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services - Retrieved 2011