Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a facility located in Cherryvale, Kansas, which has a population of 3,671 people. Featuring an overall rating of D, this is a subpar facility. This facility seems to have very little going for it. The only positive thing we can really say about this facility is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.

Although we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its much more favorable nursing rating this year. We gave it a respectable grade of B in this category, which was much better than its overall grade. In computing a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are with patients and the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home provides 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 Kansas in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving a resident more often.

This facility's short-term care grade is one of its higher features. The facility was awarded a B- in this area. In forming these short-term care ratings, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the typical facility. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.

This nursing home's third most favorable category was long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack score in this area. Long-term care grades are generally used to gauge a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services provided by a rehabilitation facility. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. As it turns out, this facility provided the vaccine to only 71.22302 percent of its residents, which is not a very encouraging sign. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. With 1.9 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this place is also below the national average.

Unfortunately, this facility did not receive a favorable inspection score. We gave it a just D in this category. Inspection ratings relate to a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most critical factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. We recommend you scrutinize the severity of those deficiencies. This particular facility had a category J or K deficiency, which are among the worst categories of deficiencies. Finally, this facility also received 7 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.