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Brookestone Acres

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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Brookestone Acres's website

4715 38th Street,
Columbus NE 68601

(402) 942-9260

67.99% estimated occupancy 1

Brookestone Acres is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Columbus, Nebraska. This facility was given an overall grade of B-, which is a good rating. Based on our assessment, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home received consistently decent grades in each of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories is available below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2019

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To pair with its relatively modest overall grade, we gave this facility an A for its inspection grade. This is far better than its overall score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively minor. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

In addition, we also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received favorable short-term care marks in this assessment. We awarded them one of our more impressive scores in that category, with a B. This turned out to be the facility's second highest score. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. Our nursing rating is primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular facility provided just 0.5 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below the national average. Finally, nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually a good indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses to assist its patients.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Moving on to our fourth area, this nursing home received a grade of C in long-term care, which we consider to be a respectable grade. Long-term care grades are commonly used to assess a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services provided by a skilled nursing facility. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated 90.86539 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit below the national average. Nevertheless, this facility excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Brookestone Acres Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Brookestone Acres, 5.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Brookestone Acres, 4.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents who have experienced a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Brookestone Acres, 3.66% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Brookestone Acres, 18.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Brookestone Acres, 19.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Brookestone Acres, 4.32% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression may indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Brookestone Acres, 93.19% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Brookestone Acres, 14.85% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Brookestone Acres, 18.85% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Acres, 1.37 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Brookestone Acres, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Acres, 9.35 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Brookestone Acres, 77.76% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Columbus Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.08 miles away4600 38th St Columbus Nebraska 68601Voluntary non-profit - Other(402) 562-3351
  • Chi Health SchuylerCritical Access Hospitals 16.92 miles away104 West 17th St Schuyler Nebraska 68661Voluntary non-profit - Private(402) 352-2441
  • Butler County Health Care CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.76 miles away372 South 9th St David City Nebraska 68632Government - Local(402) 367-1200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Center of Columbus1.07 miles away2452 39th Ave Columbus Nebraska 68601Dialysis Stations: 12 (402) 563-2139