Cambridge Place is a nursing home in Lexington, Kentucky which has a population of 296,965 people. This is a quality nursing home with a grade of B+ overall. We were pleased to find out that many of the other facilities in Lexington received similar grades. Lexington offers a variety of other nursing homes, however, it is unlikely you will need to check out too many others. This one is a high quality option. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
Cambridge Place
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a quality facility overall, this nursing home especially excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, 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. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a favorable long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this category. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 99.380806 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given an impressive short-term care score. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B in this area. Our short-term care scores are arguably more critical for those in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. It doesn't look like this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we looked at was nursing. We gave this facility an acceptable grade in this area, with a B-. While this was not as strong as several of this facility's other grades, it is still not a major area of concern. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a place has quality controls in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cambridge Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cambridge Place, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cambridge Place, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who had falls resulting in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cambridge Place, 2.74% of Patients had UTIs
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that have had urinary tract infections. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Cambridge Place, 15.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cambridge Place, 28.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cambridge Place, 8.85% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cambridge Place, 90.04% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cambridge Place, 15.42% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cambridge Place, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Cambridge Place, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cambridge Place, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cambridge Place, 13.78 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Scores for Lexington, KY
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- 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 A
Looking for more options? Lexington, Kentucky has 13 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- University of Kentucky HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.65 miles away800 Rose Street Lexington Kentucky 40536Government - State(859) 257-2278
- Baptist Health LexingtonAcute Care Hospitals 3.02 miles away1740 Nicholasville Road Lexington Kentucky 40503Voluntary non-profit - Other(859) 260-6104
- Saint Joseph EastAcute Care Hospitals 6.9 miles away150 North Eagle Creek Drive Lexington Kentucky 40509Voluntary non-profit - Private(859) 967-5000
- Georgetown Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.24 miles away1140 Lexington Road Georgetown Kentucky 40324Proprietary(502) 868-1100
- Bluegrass Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.48 miles away360 Amsden Avenue Versailles Kentucky 40383Proprietary(859) 873-3111
- Clark Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.35 miles away175 Hospital Drive Winchester Kentucky 40391Proprietary(859) 737-8559
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci - Lexington1.97 miles away100 Venture Court Lexington Kentucky 40511Dialysis Stations: 32 (859) 252-7712
- Dci - South Lexington3.08 miles away2374 Professional Heights Dr. Lexington Kentucky 40503Dialysis Stations: 23 (859) 967-0400
- Davita - Kentucky Home Training3.09 miles away2130 Nicholasville Road, Suite 5 Lexington Kentucky 40503Dialysis Stations: 6 (859) 277-9911
- Fmc - Kentucky Renal Care Group - Lexington East5.15 miles away1101 Winchester Rd., Suite 100 Lexington Kentucky 40505Dialysis Stations: 16 (859) 225-4922
- Fmc - Lexington North5.63 miles away1610 Leestown Rd., Suite 180 Lexington Kentucky 40511Dialysis Stations: 25 (859) 254-0671
- Fmc- Lexington Southwest6.59 miles away978 Chas Drive Lexington Kentucky 40515Dialysis Stations: 17 (859) 260-1706
- Fmc - Nalco Home Program6.73 miles away3284 Eagle View Drive Suite 120 Lexington Kentucky 40509Dialysis Stations: 3 (859) 299-3379
- Fmc- Lexington South Dialysis6.97 miles away171 N Eagle Creek Dr Ste 110 Lexington Kentucky 40509CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (859) 264-7775