Alexian Bros Lansdowne Village
4624 Lansdowne Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63116 · (314) 351-6888 · 76.41% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Alexian Bros Lansdowne Village turns out to be one of a list of 50 facilities in Saint Louis, Missouri. This city has more options compared to most other areas in Missouri. Sporting an overall grade of C, this looks like a middle of the road nursing home. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. We were also pleased to discover that this place received consistently decent grades in all of our categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 145 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
It should also be noted that this facility's inspection score outpaced its overall score. In fact, we gave it a B+ for its inspections rating, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's second best area is long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B-. Our long-term care ratings are more critical for residents requiring more traditional assistance associated with activities of daily living. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated just 88.02083 percent of its patients against pneumonia. On a more positive note, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.58 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
The third category we looked at is short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Short-term care grades are commonly used to gauge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation To have highly scored rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that it performed better than most nursing homes in this metric with 54.6 percent of its residents returning home. At most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The next area we rated was nursing. This facility was given a grade of C for the area. Our nursing score considers numerous data points. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. Based on the CMS data, this nursing home offers 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alexian Bros Lansdowne Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that sustained UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents which are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better