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Helmwood Healthcare Center

  • Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Helmwood Healthcare Center's website

106 Diecks Drive,
Elizabethtown KY 42701

(270) 737-2738

86.83% estimated occupancy 1

Helmwood Healthcare Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Sporting an overall rating of C, this is a solid nursing home. Based on our analysis, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its stellar inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it received an elite inspection score. Its inspection grade was far better than its overall score. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Based on this, we had favorable view of this facility's recent inspections.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an C. Our nursing grade is mostly based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, while this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this area.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's next most favorable area turned out to be its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a C. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most important for residents needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The real question is whether this also affected quality of care. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 3.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final area we graded was long-term care, which was this facility's least impressive area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in this area. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 96.0452 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this place also keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Helmwood Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 2.74% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from a UTI. UTI's may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 15.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 28.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 8.85% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Many argue this is a reliable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 90.04% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 15.42% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some experts argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 20.17% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 13.78 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Helmwood Healthcare Center, 72.12% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation.

Scores for Elizabethtown, KY

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus

Looking for more options? Elizabethtown, Kentucky has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Hardin Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.16 miles away913 North Dixie Avenue Elizabethtown Kentucky 42701Government - Local(270) 737-1212

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - of Hardin County1.36 miles away1324 Woodland Drive, Ste B Elizabethtown Kentucky 42701Dialysis Stations: 13 (270) 763-0396
  • Davita - Dialysis of Central Kentucky2 miles away2807 Ring Road Elizabethtown Kentucky 42702Dialysis Stations: 29 (270) 735-1883
  • Davita - Radcliff Dialysis9.69 miles away180 East Lincoln Trail Blvd Radcliff Kentucky 40160Dialysis Stations: 12 (270) 352-2252
  • Fmc-Nak Radcliff, LLC9.94 miles away211 E Lincoln Trail Blvd Radcliff Kentucky 40160Dialysis Stations: 13 (270) 352-2555

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=185183