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Colby Operator

  • Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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105 East College Drive,
Colby KS 67701

(785) 462-6721

82.75% estimated occupancy 1

Colby Operator is a small facility located in Colby, Kansas. This nursing home received an overall rating of F. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Colby. The city has just one other nursing home. Surprisingly, this nursing home actually received one respectable category score for inspections, which you can read more about below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While this facility's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even with this deficiency, this nursing home still received a relatively favorable inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Among this facility's several rock-bottom grades was its F in the category of long-term care. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. After we finished assessing the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Another concern is the F this facility was given in the area of short-term care. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. With a score of this caliber in this category, we weren't shocked to discover this nursing home was well below average in several staffing areas we looked at. It supplied substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most facilities. The final measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar metrics sunk this nursing home's short-term care grade.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The last category we scored was nursing. This facility was given an abysmal grade of F in that category. When computing a nursing home's nursing score, we assess the amount of time nurses are with residents as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. This place also had abysmal marks in several of the quality-based metrics to go along with its weak nursing hours. For starters, we looked at the percent of patients sustaining pressure ulcers. This nursing home was at more than double the national average in this statistic. This is quite alarming when you consider that many pressure ulcers are preventable with better nursing care. This ended up sealing the nursing home's fate of earning a very poor nursing grade.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Colby Operator Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Colby Operator, 15.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Colby Operator, 2.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Colby Operator, 7.62% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Colby Operator, 19.39% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Colby Operator, 25.69% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Colby Operator, 4.9% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Colby Operator, 96.67% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Colby Operator, 8.41% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Colby Operator, 15.7% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Colby Operator, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Colby Operator, 15.7% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Citizens Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.03 miles away100 E College Drive Colby Kansas 67701Voluntary non-profit - Private(785) 462-7511
  • Logan County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 20 miles away211 Cherry Avenue Oakley Kansas 67748Government - Local(785) 672-3211