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Brookestone Gardens

  • Nursing Home
  • Independent Living
  • Assisted Living

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
Apr 20: AMay 20: AJun 20: AJul 20: AAug 20: ASep 20: AOct 20: A-Jan 21: AFeb 21: AMar 21: AApr 21: AMay 21: AJun 21: AJul 21: A+Aug 21: A+Sep 21: A+Oct 21: A+Nov 21: A+Jan 22: A+Feb 22: A+Mar 22: A+Apr 22: A+May 22: A+Jun 22: A+
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Brookestone Gardens's website

2615 West 11th Street,
Kearney NE 68845

(308) 236-0211

85% estimated occupancy 1

Brookestone Gardens is in Kearney, Nebraska. This turns out to be an A+ rated facility, which is the most impressive score we offer. Based on our assessment, this facility would be a great choice for just about anybody. Scroll down to find this facility's category ratings, which also impressed us. You just can't do any better than a straight A report card.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

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

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 96.40288 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a dangerous illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't take any chances. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. The nursing rating includes several subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home averages 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving a resident at least once a day.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Racking up yet another strong category grade, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We weren't able to find deficiency data for this facility. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the last area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our short-term care rating. This wrapped up a very strong profile. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Brookestone Gardens Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 5.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Brookestone Gardens, 4.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Brookestone Gardens, 3.69% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Brookestone Gardens, 18.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 19.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Brookestone Gardens, 4.27% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 93.22% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 15.08% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 21.04% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Brookestone Gardens, 1.25 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Brookestone Gardens, 21.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 8.88 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Brookestone Gardens, 77.94% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Kearney, NE

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

Looking for more options? Kearney, Nebraska has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Kearney Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.39 miles away804 22nd Avenue Kearney Nebraska 68845Proprietary(308) 455-3600
  • Kearney County Health Services HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.86 miles away727 East 1st St Minden Nebraska 68959Government - Local(308) 832-3400

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Overland Trails3.33 miles away5210 Parklane Dr. Kearney Nebraska 68847CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (308) 233-5011

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=285305