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Nursing Homes in Kentucky

  • 27th
    National Rank
  • 272
    Nursing Homes
  • 9.49%
    Patients with pressure ulcers
  • 2.73/5
    Average CMS Rating

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Kentucky Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Kentucky, 9.49% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Kentucky, 4.11% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Kentucky, 3.17% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Kentucky, 16.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Kentucky, 29.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Kentucky, 9.26% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Kentucky, 89.59% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Kentucky, 15.59% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Kentucky, 16.18% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Kentucky, 2.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Kentucky, 16.18% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Kentucky, 14.38% of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Kentucky, 74.78% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Kentucky cities

City . Ascending order# of Nursing Homes . No order set# of Dialysis within 10 miles . No order set# of Hospitals within 10 miles . No order setAverage Nursing Home Rating . No order set
Ashland362
Grade: B
Bardstown221
Grade: B
Berea211
Grade: D
Bowling Green643
Grade: B
Calvert City200
Grade: C
Campbellsville221
Grade: B-minus
Clinton200
Grade: B
Corbin410
Grade: B-plus
Covington12613
Grade: C
Cynthiana301
Grade: B-plus
Danville233
Grade: F
Dawson Springs200
Grade: B-plus
Elizabethtown522
Grade: B-plus
Erlanger4135
Grade: B-plus
Florence393
Grade: B
Fort Thomas32512
Grade: A-minus
Frankfort221
Grade: B
Ft Mitchell1169
Grade: B-plus
Georgetown232
Grade: C
Glasgow621
Grade: A-minus
Greenville311
Grade: B-plus
Hardinsburg201
Grade: C
Harrodsburg222
Grade: B-plus
Hazard211
Grade: B-plus
Henderson241
Grade: B
Hopkinsville433
Grade: B-plus
Kuttawa210
Grade: A-minus
La Grange221
Grade: B
Leitchfield211
Grade: B-plus
Lexington14105
Grade: B-plus
London111
Grade: A
Louisville392610
Grade: B
Madisonville421
Grade: B-minus
Mayfield311
Grade: C
Morganfield201
Grade: A-minus
Mount Washington240
Grade: A-minus
Newport12613
Grade: A-minus
Nicholasville120
Grade: F
Owensboro621
Grade: B-plus
Paducah433
Grade: B-minus
Prestonsburg232
Grade: B
Radcliff242
Grade: A-minus
Richmond321
Grade: B
Shelbyville221
Grade: A-minus
Somerset421
Grade: B
Winchester111
Grade: B