Greeley County Hospital Ltcu is the sole option we were able to find in Tribune, Kansas. This nursing home is an A rated facility. This nursing home received one of the best grades we offer. A score in this range requires superb scores across the board. In addition, this facility is also based in a hospital, which often means the facility offers more extensive healthcare services. Headlining this nursing home's remarkable profile is its long-term care rating, which is addressed in the next section.
Greeley County Hospital Ltcu
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Physical Therapy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 94.28571 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. 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 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. When computing a facility's nursing grade, we assess the amount of time nurses spend with residents as well as the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Kansas in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving residents at least once a day.
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Facility Inspections
Tallying another strong category grade, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a score of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we scored is short-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of B+. This topped off a very favorable profile. Not many facilities earned a B+ or better in every category. Our short-term care scores are vital for residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Greeley County Hospital Ltcu Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often caused by poor nursing care. More supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 5.98% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 91.04% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 16.84% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 19.61% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Greeley County Hospital Ltcu, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Greeley County Health ServicesCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away506 3rd Street Tribune Kansas 67879Government - Local(620) 376-4221