Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center's website

1218 Kansas Street,
Downs KS 67437

(785) 454-3321

81.77% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Downs, Kansas, Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center is the lone nursing home we found there. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road rating. This place has some things working in its favor. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

It should be noted that this facility's inspection score outpaced its overall grade. We awarded it a B for its inspections rating, which is one of our better scores. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. 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 some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

We also gave this facility a favorable grade in short-term care. This facility earned a B in this area, which happens to be one of our more impressive scores. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

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Long-term Care Quality

This facility's next highest category came in the area of long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 96.94656 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

The last area we graded was nursing. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. The nursing score weighs several components, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 7.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 5.12% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients that sustained a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 3.63% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 16.93% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 5.92% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 91.42% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 16.92% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 21.25% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 1.62 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 21.25 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 10.63 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, 74.59% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

Osborne County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.47 miles away424 W New Hampshire Street Osborne Kansas 67473Government - Local(785) 346-2121