Calvert City Convalescent Center is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Calvert City, Kentucky. This facility received an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable score. At the end of the day, this facility is a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this facility did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Calvert City Convalescent Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are quite insignificant. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. When calculating a facility's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents and the level of skill of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third most favorable area turned out to be long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. In computing our long-term care grades, we look at the assistance with daily living offered to the facility's residents. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 99.29578 percent of its patients. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we scored was short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this category. Our short-term care grade is typically used to score a facility's rehabilitation services. To provide highly scored rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 4.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Calvert City Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 2.74% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 15.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 28.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 8.85% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 90.04% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 15.42% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 13.78 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Calvert City Convalescent Center, 72.12% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Marshall County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 10.78 miles away615 Old Symsonia Road Benton Kentucky 42025Government - Hospital District or Authority(270) 527-4800
- Baptist Health PaducahAcute Care Hospitals 16.5 miles away2501 Kentucky Avenue Paducah Kentucky 42003Voluntary non-profit - Church(270) 575-2100
- Lourdes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.35 miles away1530 Lone Oak Road Paducah Kentucky 42003Voluntary non-profit - Church(270) 444-2444
- Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, IncCritical Access Hospitals 17.75 miles away131 Hospital Drive Salem Kentucky 42078Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 988-2299
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Kuttawa Dialysis11.14 miles away95 Lakeshore Dr Kuttawa Kentucky 42055Dialysis Stations: 10 (270) 388-0078
- Fmc - South Paducah13.72 miles away1061 Husband Rd Paducah Kentucky 42003Dialysis Stations: 16 (270) 442-5020
- Fmc - Dialysis of Paducah17.31 miles away1532 Lone Oak Road, Suite g15 Paducah Kentucky 42003Dialysis Stations: 17 (270) 443-0217