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Brookestone Gardens

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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2615 West 11th Street,
Kearney NE 68845

(308) 236-0211

96.11% 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 facility's category ratings, which also impressed us. You really can't do much better than a straight A profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For 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 (2022)
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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility earned an impressive grade of A in our long-term care category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our nursing score is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This facility provided 0.5 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 nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning residents even once per day.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This facility also earned excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best grades in that area, with an A. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information on deficiency's for this nursing home. 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 final category we rated, this facility received a very favorable grade of A- in our short-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home rounded out a straight A report card. Our short-term care ratings are likely most critical for individuals in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Brookestone Gardens Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Brookestone Gardens, 10.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients which have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 2.56% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have sustained a fall resulting in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Brookestone Gardens, 5.41% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents who had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 10.77% 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

In Brookestone Gardens, 9.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 1.65% 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: A-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 99.04% 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, 10.17% 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: B-plus

In Brookestone Gardens, 18.13% 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: C

In Brookestone Gardens, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 18.13% 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: F

In Brookestone Gardens, 25.9% 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-minus

In Brookestone Gardens, 84.56% 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 B-plus
  • 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 B-plus

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