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Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center's website

3576 Pimlico Parkway,
Lexington KY 40517

(859) 272-0608

80.96% estimated occupancy 1

Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home in Lexington, Kentucky. With an overall score of B-, this is a decent facility. Based on all of the relevant data, there are certainly much worse places out there. The best part of this nursing home's profile is its stellar inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. This nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent risk to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was given a positive grade in our long-term care category. We awarded this nursing home a better than average grade of B+ in that area. For patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 88.78505 percent of its residents, which is a bit less than we were hoping for. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This figure is far below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This facility's worst area was short-term care, which is the final area we analyzed. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of just D. In computing these short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The final metric we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics sunk this nursing home's short-term care grade.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 2.74% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 15.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 28.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 8.85% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many argue that this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 90.04% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 15.42% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 20.17% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 13.78 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center, 72.12% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Lexington, KY

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

Looking for more options? Lexington, Kentucky has 13 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Saint Joseph EastAcute Care Hospitals 2.2 miles away150 North Eagle Creek Drive Lexington Kentucky 40509Voluntary non-profit - Private(859) 967-5000
  • Baptist Health LexingtonAcute Care Hospitals 3.5 miles away1740 Nicholasville Road Lexington Kentucky 40503Voluntary non-profit - Other(859) 260-6104
  • University of Kentucky HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.08 miles away800 Rose Street Lexington Kentucky 40536Government - State(859) 257-2278
  • Clark Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.14 miles away175 Hospital Drive Winchester Kentucky 40391Proprietary(859) 737-8559
  • Bluegrass Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.57 miles away360 Amsden Avenue Versailles Kentucky 40383Proprietary(859) 873-3111
  • Georgetown Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.03 miles away1140 Lexington Road Georgetown Kentucky 40324Proprietary(502) 868-1100
  • Baptist Health RichmondAcute Care Hospitals 19.65 miles away801 Eastern Bypass Richmond Kentucky 40475Voluntary non-profit - Private(859) 623-3131

Nearby Dialysis

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  • Davita - Hamburg Dialysis3.68 miles away1745 Alysheba Way, Suite 110 Lexington Kentucky 40509CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (859) 543-0084
  • Dci - South Lexington3.9 miles away2374 Professional Heights Dr. Lexington Kentucky 40503Dialysis Stations: 23 (859) 967-0400
  • Fmc - Kentucky Renal Care Group - Lexington East5.21 miles away1101 Winchester Rd., Suite 100 Lexington Kentucky 40505Dialysis Stations: 16 (859) 225-4922
  • Dci - Lexington8.12 miles away100 Venture Court Lexington Kentucky 40511Dialysis Stations: 32 (859) 252-7712