Located in Fowler, Kansas, Fowler Residential Care is the sole nursing home we were able to find in this area. This proved to be an A+ rated facility, which is the top grade that we offer. Based on our analysis, this nursing home is really as good as it gets. Finally, this turned out to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent grades in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Fowler Residential Care
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - Hospital district
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Nursing scores are based largely on nurse staffing levels. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a grade of A+ for its long-term care grade. Facilities that receive this type of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a proven method to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Facility Inspections
Continuing with its amazing performance, this facility also received an A+ inspection grade. This is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. Our inspection scores are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
In the final category, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for its short-term care score. This completed an elite profile. Short-term care grades are important for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes a broad scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fowler Residential Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fowler Residential Care, 7.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fowler Residential Care, 5.12% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fowler Residential Care, 3.63% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients which had UTI's. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fowler Residential Care, 16.93% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fowler Residential Care, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fowler Residential Care, 5.92% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fowler Residential Care, 91.42% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fowler Residential Care, 16.92% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fowler Residential Care, 21.25% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fowler Residential Care, 21.25 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.