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Brookestone Gardens

  • Nursing Home
  • Independent Living
  • Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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+Aug 22: ASep 22: A
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Brookestone Gardens's website

2615 West 11th Street,
Kearney NE 68845

(308) 236-0211

92.22% estimated occupancy 1

Brookestone Gardens is in Kearney, Nebraska. This turns out to be an A rated facility, which is one of the top ratings that we offer. At the end of the day, this facility looks like a great choice for most people. Scroll down to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It's hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.

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

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Kearney, Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Kearney, Nebraska Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility also performed well in our long-term care category, where it earned a grade of A+. Few facilities performed better in this category. Facilities that do well in this category typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 95.56962 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. We weren't able to track down deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. There are a number of factors included in this grade. Most of the factors relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

The final category we graded is short-term care, where this nursing home was given a B+. This topped off a first-rate profile. Only a select few facilities earned a B+ or higher in every single category. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This category is considered to be a solid assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Brookestone Gardens Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 5.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Brookestone Gardens, 4.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 3.66% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

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

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

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

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Brookestone Gardens, 4.32% of Patients

This is the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 93.19% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Brookestone Gardens, 14.85% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 18.85% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

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

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 9.35 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Brookestone Gardens, 77.76% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay 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 B-plus
  • 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