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Matthews Memorial Health Care Center
5100 Jackson Street Ext., Alexandria, LA 71303
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Matthews Memorial Health Care Center Description
Matthews Memorial Health Care Center is a community that offers assisted living, nursing care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and is about 3.5 miles outside the town of Alexandria, Louisiana. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio and semi-private or share or companion room layouts.
The community has an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 making it the 5th highest rated community in the city out of 1 communities. See more information on reviews.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 1 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Assisted Living
Assisted living offers a supportive community environment with personalized care and assistance for seniors who value their independence but need help with daily activities.
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Nursing Home
Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.
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Skilled Nursing
Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Negative Reviews:
- Warnings from healthcare workers about neglect and potential harm to residents.
- Owner accused of not following state regulations and neglecting safety and security.
- Complaints about management being rude and creating an unhappy environment for staff and residents.
- Some reviewers believe the facility's rating is too high and do not recommend it.
Positive Reviews:
- Many reviewers impressed by the cleanliness and professionalism of the facility.
- Staff described as friendly, helpful, and caring towards residents.
- Facility noted for having excellent safety and health protocols.
- Residents appear content, well-groomed, and the environment is clean and odor-free.
- Positive remarks on the facility's security and the professionalism of the staff.
Mixed Reviews:
- Some reviewers acknowledge the effort of the staff but criticize the management's attitude.
- Personal experiences vary, with some finding the decision to place a loved one in the facility difficult but ultimately feeling reassured by the staff's friendliness.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 1
Health inspection rating: 1
Staffing rating: 2
Quality measure rating: 1
Long-term quality measure rating:
1
Short-term quality measure rating:
1
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: Oct. 1, 2004
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 124
Total current residents: 85
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 9
Number of payment denials: 1
Number of fines: 0
Total cost of fines: $0
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Establish policies and procedures including evacuation. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-20 | 2023-05-08 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2023-04-20 | 2023-05-08 | D | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. |
| 2023-02-08 | 2023-03-15 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. |
| 2023-02-08 | 2023-03-15 | E | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. |
| 2022-10-05 | 2022-11-11 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-06-10 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-08 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-08 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-04-08 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 |
| 2022-02-17 | 2022-03-07 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2022-01-05 | 2022-02-14 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| 2022-01-05 | 2022-02-14 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. |
| 2022-01-05 | 2022-02-14 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-01-05 | 2022-02-14 | D | Administration Deficiencies | Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. |
| 2021-08-19 | 2021-09-24 | E | Environmental Deficiencies | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Administration Deficiencies | Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-11-08 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-04 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-04 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-04 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-04 | E | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-04 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
Denials
| Denial Date | Payment Denial Days |
|---|---|
| 2022-01-05 | 3 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Alexandria which is 3.5 miles away and has a population of 47,889 (mid sized town).
- The average income is $74,756, which is high compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 85
- Low Temperature: 51
- Average Temperature: 69.7
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 175 days of rain, 1 days of snow and 188 days of sun
- Precipitation: 2.9 inches a year
- The crime rate is 14.77 per 100 people which is very high compared to other cities.
- Violent Crime: 4.49 incidents per 100 people
- Property Crime: 8.17 incidents per 100 people
- Drug-Related Crime: 1.5 incidents per 100 people
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Supermarkets
Walmart Neighborhood Market
0.3 miles awayKroger
0.7 miles awaySuper 1 Foods
1.6 miles awayWalmart Supercenter
1.9 miles awayMac's Fresh Market
6.5 miles awayNone Found
Bus Stations
FlixBus Alexandria
5.3 miles awayBanks
Chase
1.5 miles awayCapital One
1.6 miles awaySabine Bank
1.6 miles awayValex Federal Credit Union
2.6 miles awayHancock Bank
6.1 miles awayHospitals
CHRISTUS Saint Francis Cabrini
1.3 miles awayLongleaf Hospital
1.7 miles awayCentral Louisiana Surgical Hospital
2.8 miles awayRapides Regional Medical Center
3.4 miles awayRapides Women's & Children's Hospital
3.4 miles awayPharmacies
Rite Aid
1.8 miles awayWalgreens
6.5 miles awayCVS
6.5 miles awayCrossroads Pharmacy
7.2 miles awayNone Found
Parks
Compton Park
0.9 miles awayAlexandria Zoological Park
1.6 miles awaySt Fracis Cabrini Walking Trail and Park
1.7 miles awayAlexandria City Park
2.0 miles awayHarmon Field
2.2 miles awayNone Found
None Found
Culture
Riverfront Amphitheatre
3.6 miles awayRestaurants
Chuck E. Cheese's
0.7 miles awayApplebee's
0.8 miles awayChili's
1.2 miles awayMcAlister's Deli
1.2 miles awayChilis
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