Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located in Benton, Kentucky. The city has a population of 19,305 people. This nursing home received a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a subpar grade. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Benton. The best thing we can really say about this nursing home is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
While we did not rate this nursing home well overall, we wanted to note its decent health inspections in recent years. We awarded it a somewhat respectable grade of B- in that area. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an B-. In calculating our nursing ratings, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is not an impressive total. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be good measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facilities next most favorable area is long-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this area. This is basically a slightly below average grade in this area. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary objective 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. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 94.954124 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded is short-term care, which is a low point for this facility. We awarded this facility a D for our short-term care category. Our short-term care scores are probably more meaningful for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. With a grade this poor for this area, we were not stunned to discover this nursing home was well below average in several staffing metrics we looked at. The nursing home supplied substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other nursing homes. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5.5% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2.8% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 31.07% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.98% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 94.96% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 18.28% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.57% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.57% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 12.22% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 81.12% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Marshall County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.14 miles away615 Old Symsonia Road Benton Kentucky 42025Government - Hospital District or Authority(270) 527-4800
- Baptist Health PaducahAcute Care Hospitals 15.12 miles away2501 Kentucky Avenue Paducah Kentucky 42003Voluntary non-profit - Church(270) 575-2100
- Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, IncCritical Access Hospitals 15.85 miles away131 Hospital Drive Salem Kentucky 42078Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 988-2299
- Lourdes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.19 miles away1530 Lone Oak Road Paducah Kentucky 42003Voluntary non-profit - Church(270) 444-2444
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Kuttawa Dialysis11.95 miles away95 Lakeshore Dr Kuttawa Kentucky 42055Dialysis Stations: 10 (270) 388-0078
- Fmc - South Paducah12.53 miles away1061 Husband Rd Paducah Kentucky 42003Dialysis Stations: 16 (270) 442-5020
- Fmc - Dialysis of Paducah16.15 miles away1532 Lone Oak Road, Suite g15 Paducah Kentucky 42003Dialysis Stations: 17 (270) 443-0217