Diversicare of Chanute is an average-sized nursing home located in Chanute, Kansas. This is a well below average facility, with an overall grade of D. Based on our analysis, this facility may not be the best fit for most prospective residents. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Diversicare of Chanute
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we did not rate this facility well overall, we want to point out its decent grade of B- in the category of nursing. The nursing score analyzes quite a few datapoints, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This place provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a low total compared with most nursing homes. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. Although this nursing home got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it did very well in this area. This can be an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving residents more often.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next highest category is long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of C. Long-term care grades focus on a nursing home's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled therapy and healthcare services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 67.89474 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Facility Inspections
This facility received mediocre inspections in recent years. We awarded them a C in this category. We believe that one of the most critical factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of the deficiencies. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were in categories J through L. This indicates that inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to place resident safety or health in imminent harm or jeopardy. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received some government fines in recent years.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest area was short-term care, which is the final category we analyzed. In this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of just D. Our short-term care ratings are arguably more critical for people in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Given its abysmal rating in this area, we weren't shocked to learn this facility offered significantly fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other facilities. The last item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 4.2 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Diversicare of Chanute Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Diversicare of Chanute, 4.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Diversicare of Chanute, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Diversicare of Chanute, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Diversicare of Chanute, 14.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Diversicare of Chanute, 24.73% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Diversicare of Chanute, 15% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Diversicare of Chanute, 77.56% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Diversicare of Chanute, 4.44% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Diversicare of Chanute, 5.24% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Diversicare of Chanute, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Diversicare of Chanute, 5.24% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Diversicare of Chanute, 29.05% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Diversicare of Chanute, 97.93% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Neosho Memorial Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.76 miles away629 South Plummer Chanute Kansas 66720Government - Local(620) 431-4000
- Allen County Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.91 miles away3066 North Kentucky Street Iola Kansas 66749Government - State(620) 365-1021
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Care Group - Chanute0.73 miles away703 S Plummer Chanute Kansas 66720Dialysis Stations: 12 (620) 431-1239