Brookestone View is a small non-profit facility in Broken Bow, Nebraska. This nursing home turns out to be an A rated facility, which is one of the most impressive ratings we offer. We really can't say enough favorable things about this facility. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's stellar profile is its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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Brookestone View
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Hospice
- 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
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of being an elite nursing home overall, this facility excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A+. Few facilities performed as well in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. There are several factors within this area. Most of the factors are tied to staffing levels. This nursing home averages 0.4 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 frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of turning patients even once per day.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was elite in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A. Not many facilities performed better in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.49749 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The fourth area we analyzed was short-term care, where this nursing home received a grade of B+. This completed a very strong report card. Very few nursing homes received a B+ or higher in every category. Short-term care grades are crucial for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more highly-skilled nursing. This means a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.1 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brookestone View Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brookestone View, 3.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brookestone View, 7.54% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brookestone View, 1.61% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents which experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brookestone View, 6.81% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brookestone View, 13.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients which were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brookestone View, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brookestone View, 99.29% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brookestone View, 13.47% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brookestone View, 15.84% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brookestone View, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brookestone View, 15.84% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brookestone View, 96.22% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.66 miles away145 Memorial Drive Broken Bow Nebraska 68822Voluntary non-profit - Private(308) 872-4100