U.S. News and World Report recently released its “scoring” for health care facilities in the United States – ranking the Plainview Manor in the “Top 19% - earning ‘High Performing’” rating from the organization.
The “High Performing” rating was based off scoring in multiple categories – a listing of individual markers, government conducted inspections and fire safety and emergency preparedness violations and penalties.
From the report: “Plainview Manor in Plainview, Neb. has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 and a long-term care rating of High Performing. It is a small facility with 39 beds and has city ownership. Plainview Manor is not a part of a continuing care retirement community. It participates in Medicare and Medicaid.”
A comparison to five other facilities indicated that most were average or below average on the same indicators.
The individual markers included:
Emergency Room Visits: there were 1 emergency room visits per 1000 patient days, compared to 1.3 in Nebraska and 1.4 nationally.
Ability to Self-Care: 88.9% of residents maintained the ability to move, eat, use the bathroom and do other common activities without help, compared to 85.4% in Nebraska, and 85.9% nationally.
Flu Vaccination: 100% of residents received the annual influenza vaccination, compared to 95.7% in Nebraska and 94.8% nationally.
Nurse Staffing: 3 hours 45 minutes of nurse staffing per resident per day, compared to 3 hours 56 minutes in Nebraska and 3 hours and 46 minutes nationally.
Weekend Staffing: Rated above average for consistent weekend to weekday staffing.
Staff retention: 69.7% of nursing staff were employed at the facility since the previous year. Compared to 47.3% in Nebraska and 50.9% nationally.
Health Deficiencies: the deficiency is lower than average.
Government Inspections:
Health Inspection: with just one violation in this category, that was remedied in July of 2023. “Nursing home has failed to coordinate assessments with pre-admission screening and resident review program.”
Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness: Just one violation was found, compared to a state average of more than 4 and a national average of more than 4 as well.
There were also no penalties listed against the facility, causing a fine or denied payment in the last three years.