Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center
612 Walnut, PO Box 589, Cottonwood Falls KS 66845 · (620) 273-6360 · 54.44% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center is the only facility located in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely far worse places out there. Lastly, this facility had an ownership change in the last year, so we will need to take a closer look to see how new ownership affects this facility's performance measures.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 45 Beds
CCRC :
Government - State
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We would like to point out that this nursing home's nursing rating exceeded its overall grade. This nursing home earned a grade of B+ in this category, which is one of our better grades. Our nursing score assesses a handful of datapoints, but the paramount one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that area with an B+. Inspection ratings are based on many items located in the a nursing home's inspections. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its next best category score in the area of long-term care. We gave this nursing home a B- in this category, which is a reasonably acceptable score. Long-term care grades focus on a nursing home's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled nursing and healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were disappointed to learn that this facility vaccinated just 57.499996 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. With 1.98 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility is also slightly below average.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's worst area is short-term care, which is the final area we looked at. In this area, we gave this nursing home a D. Our short-term care grades are vital for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 38.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have had a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with poor nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better