Bethesda Home
408 E Main PO Box 37, Goessel KS 67053 · (620) 367-2291 · 96.88% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Bethesda Home is a small non-profit nursing home located in Goessel, Kansas. Featuring an overall score of A-, this is clearly a very good facility. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top third of all facilities in the country. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 45 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this facility also received nearly flawless government inspections. Therefore, it received one of our highest scores in that category with a grade of A+. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to resident safety or health. A few relatively minor deficiencies aren't something to panic about.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. In calculating our nursing grades, we analyze both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility offers an extremely impressive 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is among the higher figures in Kansas. Finally, this nursing home also excelled in several quality measures we assessed. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Kansas in this category. This is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by offering better nursing care and a policy of turning patients more often.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given an impressive long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that category with a grade of B. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 92.07317 percent of its residents. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.13 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our final category, this nursing home was given a respectable short-term care grade. Even though this wasn't as impressive as a few of its other category grades, this is really nothing to be ashamed of. In crafting our short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to create a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 24.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethesda Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which suffered from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, such as dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better