Located in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Edgemont Healthcare is the sole option we found in the area. With an overall score of B+, this looks like a high quality nursing home. Based on our ratings, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Edgemont Healthcare
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. 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 above average category scores came in the category of long-term care. We awarded them one of our stronger scores in that category, with a score of B+. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.89916 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the elderly population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility also was given favorable short-term care grades in our assessment. Indeed, we gave them one of our higher scores in that category, with a grade of B. Our short-term care ratings are critical for residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, 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 residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we graded is nursing. In that area, we gave this nursing home an acceptable grade of C. This proved to be this nursing home's weakest area. We assessed the qualifications of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses spent with patients, in calculating our rating in this category. This nursing home averages just 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. While this facility got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared well in this area. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving residents more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Edgemont Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Edgemont Healthcare, 9.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Edgemont Healthcare, 3.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Edgemont Healthcare, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which experienced a UTI. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Edgemont Healthcare, 16.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Edgemont Healthcare, 29.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Edgemont Healthcare, 8.23% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Edgemont Healthcare, 89.41% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Edgemont Healthcare, 16.24% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Edgemont Healthcare, 15.8% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Edgemont Healthcare, 1.79 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Edgemont Healthcare, 15.8 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Harrison Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.86 miles away1210 Ky Hwy 36 E Cynthiana Kentucky 41031Voluntary non-profit - Other(859) 234-2300
- Bourbon Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.53 miles away9 Linville Drive Paris Kentucky 40361Proprietary(859) 987-3600
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Bourbon County Dialysis12.11 miles away213 Letton Drive Paris Kentucky 40361Dialysis Stations: 10 (859) 988-1117
- Fmc - Georgetown Dialysis Clinic18.84 miles away98 Mary Lynn Drive Georgetown Kentucky 40324Dialysis Stations: 17 (502) 867-3855