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Life Care Center of La Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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252 W. 5th Street,
La Center KY 42056

(270) 665-5681

85.85% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of La Center is a senior living facility in La Center, Kentucky. The city has a total of 1,982 people. This nursing home turns out to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among this facility's other achievements is its elite long-term care score. It received one of our strongest grades in that area, with a grade of A-. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We also gave this facility a solid grade in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. Short-term care ratings are vital for individuals looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Switching gears to the next area, we awarded this facility a grade of D for our nursing category. This was the nursing home's least impressive category grade. Sadly, this score pulled down the nursing home's overall grade to a certain degree. When calculating a facility's nursing grade, we assess the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients and the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Unfortunately, this facility also didn't fare as well as we hoped in some of the quality measures we assessed in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of La Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of La Center, 8.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Life Care Center of La Center, 9.23% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of La Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of La Center, 3.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of La Center, 28.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of La Center, 1.62% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of La Center, 99.49% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of La Center, 11.58% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of La Center, 24.01% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of La Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of La Center, 24.01% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of La Center, 10.4% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of La Center, 76.33% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with better rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Massac Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.45 miles away28 Chick Street, PO Box 850 Metropolis Illinois 62960Government - Hospital District or Authority(618) 524-2176
  • Lourdes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.18 miles away1530 Lone Oak Road Paducah Kentucky 42003Voluntary non-profit - Church(270) 444-2444
  • Baptist Health PaducahAcute Care Hospitals 19.19 miles away2501 Kentucky Avenue Paducah Kentucky 42003Voluntary non-profit - Church(270) 575-2100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - of Metropolis14.34 miles away20 Hospital Drive Metropolis Illinois 62960Dialysis Stations: 8 (618) 524-3046
  • Fmc - Dialysis of Paducah18.22 miles away1532 Lone Oak Road, Suite g15 Paducah Kentucky 42003Dialysis Stations: 17 (270) 443-0217