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Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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P O Box 277, 2200 North H Street,
Fairbury NE 68352

(402) 729-5220

74.61% estimated occupancy 1

Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside is a small non-profit facility in Fairbury, Nebraska. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is one of our better ratings. Based on the data we reviewed, you can't go wrong with this nursing home. As you can find below, this place also performed just fine in our category ratings. It is hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Fairbury, Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Fairbury, Nebraska Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Top Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Fairbury, Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Fairbury, Nebraska Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Nebraska Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Fairbury, Nebraska badge

Best Nursing Home in Fairbury, Nebraska Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

One of the reasons this ended up being a great nursing home is that it received an impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections turned out to be its best category. In that area, we awarded this facility an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A few minor dings are not necessarily something to panic about.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing ratings are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

The next area we assessed was short-term care. This facility was given an above average short-term care score, with a grade of B+ in this area. In determining our short-term care grades, we analyze a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This grade is generally a useful assessment of the facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The next area we analyzed was long-term care. We gave this nursing home one of our better scores in this area, with a grade of B. Even though this was not as high as some of this facility's other scores, it is still a positive score. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 6.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 1.8% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 4.5% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of long-term patients that experienced a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 7.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 14.41% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 13.51% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 100% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 16.22% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 9.71% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside, 9.71% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.