Kansas Veterans Home
1220 World War Ii Memorial Drive, Winfield KS 67156 · (620) 221-9479 · 60.7% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Kansas Veterans Home is located in Winfield, Kansas. With an overall score of B, this looks like a good option. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Winfield. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 142 Beds
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Government - State
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this facility performed well in our nursing category. We awarded it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. The nursing score considers many datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This place provides an incredible 5.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is much better than what is offered by most facilities. Lastly, we also looked at nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as predictive indicators of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also received excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with an B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively minor. This place received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was long-term care. This facility was awarded a very positive long-term care score, with a B+ in this category. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 94.565216 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a life or death health condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. The last datapoint we assessed was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 1.97 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is middle of the pack in this area.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of C in this category. Our short-term care grade is generally used to grade a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to offer highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 16.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Kansas Veterans Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have experienced a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better