Christian Health Center
200 Sterling Drive, Hopkinsville KY 42240 · (270) 885-1166 · 93.24% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Christian Health Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. This is a good nursing home with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in Hopkinsville. Based on our ratings, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile was its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 114 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall score, this nursing home also earned first-rate government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our higher scores in this category, with an A+. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A couple relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It performed more favorably than most facilities in this area. In computing these short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to formulate a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. This place fared better than most nursing homes in this area with 52.3 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. There are a variety of datapoints included in this category. Many of the subcategories reflect staffing levels. This particular nursing home provided 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the last area, this nursing home was given a respectable long-term care score of C. For patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 93.60465 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be slightly less than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.82 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Christian Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better