Hearthstone Place is a small nursing home located in Elkton, Kentucky. This nursing home turns out to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our analysis, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Hearthstone Place
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially would like to emphasize its nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this area. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home truly excelled in the category of long-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Few facilities performed better in this category. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for resident care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 97.8022 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. This wasn't quite on par with some of its other category grades mentioned above. The nursing grade consists of quite a few subcategories, most of which are tied to nursing hours. This facility provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a somewhat concerning figure as it is well below average. Finally, nursing scores also factor in quality-based assessments, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its residents.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we scored was short-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in this area. This is a perfectly acceptable grade in this area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is often a solid measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. It does not appear that this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hearthstone Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hearthstone Place, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hearthstone Place, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hearthstone Place, 2.74% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. However, this statistic may also be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hearthstone Place, 15.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hearthstone Place, 28.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hearthstone Place, 8.85% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hearthstone Place, 90.04% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hearthstone Place, 15.42% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hearthstone Place, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Hearthstone Place, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hearthstone Place, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hearthstone Place, 13.78 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hearthstone Place, 72.12% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Logan Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.78 miles away1625 Nashville Street Russellville Kentucky 42276Proprietary(270) 726-4011
- Tennova Healthcare-ClarksvilleAcute Care Hospitals 16.61 miles away651 Dunlop Lane Clarksville Tennessee 37040Proprietary(931) 502-1000
- Jennie Stuart Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.59 miles away320 West 18th Street Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 887-0100
Nearby Dialysis
- Clarksville North Dialysis16.15 miles away3071 Clay Lewis Road Clarksville Tennessee 37040Dialysis Stations: 13 (931) 552-0644
- Davita - Hopkinsville Dialysis19.13 miles away115 North Virginia Street Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Dialysis Stations: 17 (270) 887-5622
- Davita - Christian County Dialysis19.28 miles away200 Burley Ave Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Dialysis Stations: 13 (270) 707-0701
- Fmc - Hopkinsville19.28 miles away510 Heritage Way Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Dialysis Stations: 16 (270) 885-1281