Langdon Place of Keene
136 a Arch Street, Keene NH 03431 · (603) 357-3902 · 90% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Langdon Place of Keene is a very-small facility in Keene, New Hampshire. It looks like this nursing home is among the best nursing homes we found. Receiving an A+ in our grading scheme requires excellent scores across the board. In fact, this facility has the distinction of being one of the top five nursing homes in New Hampshire. Headlining this facility's remarkable report card is its inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 25 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out that this nursing home has received near flawless inspections recently. We awarded them an A+ in this area. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility received high marks in the area of nursing. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Our nursing rating is largely based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This place provided 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is among the higher figures in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We were really impressed by both of these statistics. In addition to providing high levels of care, this place also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, it performed as well as any facility in the state in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these datapoints as good measures of the caliber of nursing care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received an A+ for its long-term care score. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. On top of providing elite levels of nursing care, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. This combination proved to be successful as this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the next area, this nursing home also performed well in our short-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. This wrapped up truly elite profile. Our short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. This facility is the gold standard when it comes to skilled nursing staffing. It provided approximately 1.5 times as many registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the majority of nursing homes in this area with 52.9 percent of its residents able to return home. This is a better rate than most facilities.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Langdon Place of Keene Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces 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 percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
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 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. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better