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Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center's website

924 West Kiowa Street,
Colorado Springs CO 80905

(719) 636-5221

69.03% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. With an overall grade of F, we consider this to be a lower end facility. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in Colorado Springs. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category was nursing, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that category. We looked at the licensure of nurses working for the facility, as well as the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in calculating our score in this category. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a low total compared with most facilities. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a reliable indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home also didn't grade out poorly in the category of short-term care. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which ended up being another one of its more favorable grades. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than a typical facility. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Moving on to the category of long-term care, this facility was awarded just a D in that category. For patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the vaccine to 94.117645 percent of its residents, which is an above average total. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

The final category we looked at was inspections. Unfortunately, this nursing home didn't receive favorable inspections in recent years. Consequently, we had to give it an F. You should pay close attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection score. We would scrutinize the level of severity of the deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they caused a threat to patient safety or health. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 7.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients who have experienced falls which caused serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This gauges the percentage of long-term patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. However, this statistic can also be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 22.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 30.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2.99% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 93.58% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 8.04% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 9.81% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 9.81% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Kiowa Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 87.21% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.

Scores for Colorado Springs, CO

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Colorado Springs, Colorado has 19 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • University Colo Health Memorial Hospital CentralAcute Care Hospitals 2.2 miles away1400 E Boulder St Colorado Springs Colorado 80909Government - Local(719) 365-5000
  • Centura Health-Penrose-St Francis Health ServicesAcute Care Hospitals 2.25 miles away2222 North Nevada Ave Colorado Springs Colorado 80907Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 776-5000
  • Cedar Springs Behavioral Health SystemPsychiatric 2.75 miles away2135 Southgate Rd Colorado Springs Colorado 80906Proprietary(719) 633-4114
  • Uchealth Grandview HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.21 miles away5623 Pulpit Peak View Colorado Springs Colorado 80918Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 272-3623
  • Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.75 miles away16420 West Highway 24 Woodland Park Colorado 80863Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 687-9999

Nearby Dialysis

  • Printers Place Dialysis Center (Dva)2.92 miles away2802 International Cir Colorado Springs Colorado 80910Dialysis Stations: 16 (719) 630-0602
  • Liberty Dialysis Colorado Springs Central (Fmc)2.98 miles away1910 E Lelaray St Colorado Springs Colorado 80909CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (719) 380-4878
  • Pikes Peak Dialysis Center (Dva)3.03 miles away2002 Lelaray St Ste 130 Colorado Springs Colorado 80909CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 43 (719) 471-4615
  • Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs South (Fmc)3.19 miles away2508 Airport Rd Colorado Springs Colorado 80909CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (719) 227-7455
  • Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc)6.5 miles away2180 Hollowbrook Dr Colorado Springs Colorado 80918CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (719) 593-2999
  • North Colorado Springs Dialysis (Dva)9.7 miles away6071 E Woodmen Rd Ste 100/120 Colorado Springs Colorado 80923Dialysis Stations: 15 (719) 638-1223