Colonial Center is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This city has a population of 104,282 people. We gave this facility a B- overall, which is a decent score. This is comparable with the city grade in Bowling Green, which is a B. Based on our ratings, this place likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the highlights of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
Colonial Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
2365 Nashville Road,
Bowling Green KY 42101
84.16% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite minor. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's higher category scores was in the category of long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a B+. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care ratings. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 85.815605 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be a bit less than we expected but still a decent percentage. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. With 1.9 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility was just about middle of the road in this area.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. We looked at the skill-level of nurses working for the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses were with patients, in determining our grade in this category. This place provided just 2.8 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is a relatively low figure. Nevertheless, more than a quarter of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more highly skilled levels of nurses. This is a high ratio of skilled nursing care, which we weight more in our nursing scores. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is generally a good indicator that a place has quality controls in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed is short-term care. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Our short-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 37.4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Colonial Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Colonial Center, 9.24% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Colonial Center, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Colonial Center, 2.7% of Patients had UTIs
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients which have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Colonial Center, 15.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Colonial Center, 28.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Colonial Center, 7.9% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Colonial Center, 91.16% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Colonial Center, 15.59% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Colonial Center, 21.85% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Colonial Center, 1.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Colonial Center, 21.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Colonial Center, 13.28 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Colonial Center, 72.21% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Scores for Bowling Green, KY
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- 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-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
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Nearby Dialysis
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