Kansas Masonic Home
402 S Martinson Street, Wichita KS 67213 · (316) 269-7500 · 81.83% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Kansas Masonic Home is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Wichita, Kansas. This is a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. In fact, we found this nursing home to be better than most of the nursing homes in Wichita, which has a city grade of B. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 109 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to earning a strong overall score, this nursing home fared well in short-term care. We awarded it an impressive grade of A for that category. In the area of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. This place performed as well as just about any nursing home in Kansas in this area with 68.8 percent of its patients returning home. For most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive profile, this facility also performed at a high level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that area with a score of B+. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to resident safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing rating is largely associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility offers an impressive 6.2 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is among the more impressive totals in the country. Lastly, we also looked at nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as reliable measures of the caliber of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed proved to be this facility's poorest category. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it an acceptable grade of C for our long-term care category. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. One of the statistics we considered in addition to this nursing home's impressive nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 98.14815 percent of its patients. This is a proven method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.61 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Kansas Masonic Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better