Diversicare of Council Grove is a small nursing home in Council Grove, Kansas. This nursing home turns out to be a middle of the road facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. The best part of this place's profile was its stellar inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Diversicare of Council Grove
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Optometry
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We want to point out that this nursing home really outperformed its overall score in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our highest scores in that area with an A. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's long-term care rating is one of its respectable features. The nursing home received a B- in this area. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.113205 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is better than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. The nursing grade assesses a handful of datapoints, but the main one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is well below average. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually a good indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the fourth area, we awarded this nursing home a D for our short-term care category. This is the facility's weakest category rating. Our short-term care ratings are likely most critical for patients in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 4.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Diversicare of Council Grove Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 3.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 5.03% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 1.28% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 17.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 18.18% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 0.65% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 98.51% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 12.34% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 13% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Diversicare of Council Grove, 13% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.