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Life Care Center of Andover

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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621 W 21st, PO Box 100,
Andover KS 67002

(316) 733-1349

57.79% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Andover is the only facility we found in Andover, Kansas. With an overall rating of B+, this nursing home should work for most people. As far as we can see, this nursing home looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. The best part of this facility's impressive report card was its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

To pair with its favorable overall score, we awarded this facility an A- for the area of inspections. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

We also gave this nursing home a score of A- for our long-term care grade. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.25926 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't take any chances. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing scores are largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final category we analyzed is short-term care, in which this nursing home was given a grade of B-. While this wound up being its lowest category grade, this is nevertheless not a bad grade. Short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. It does not look like this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of Andover Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Andover, 6.25% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Andover, 2.22% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Andover, 5.7% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Andover, 20.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Life Care Center of Andover, 39.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Andover, 13.65% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Andover, 97.59% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Andover, 18.45% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Andover, 23.84% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Andover, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Andover, 23.84% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Life Care Center of Andover, 25.57% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Andover, 66.17% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Kansas Medical Center LLCAcute Care Hospitals 0.29 miles away1124 West 21st Street Andover Kansas 67002Proprietary(316) 300-4000
  • Wesley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.84 miles away550 N Hillside Street Wichita Kansas 67214Proprietary(316) 962-2000
  • Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Acute Care Hospitals 10.54 miles away929 North St Francis Street Wichita Kansas 67214Voluntary non-profit - Church(316) 268-5000
  • Susan B Allen Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.8 miles away720 W Central St El Dorado Kansas 67042Voluntary non-profit - Private(316) 321-3300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Andover Dialysis3.17 miles away626 S Andover Rd Suite 900 Andover Kansas 67002Dialysis Stations: 18 (316) 733-2984
  • Ne Wichita Dialysis Center4.63 miles away2630 N Webb Rd Bldg 100 Suite 100 Wichita Kansas 67226Dialysis Stations: 12 (316) 636-5719
  • Renal Care Group- Wichita East4.8 miles away9341 E 21st N Wichita Kansas 67206CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (316) 634-6760
  • Pediatrics Dialysis Service at Wesley8.78 miles away550 N Hillside Wichita Kansas 67214Dialysis Stations: 4 (316) 962-2000
  • East Wichita Dialysis Center8.88 miles away320 N. Hillside Wichita Kansas 67214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (316) 684-3200
  • Fmc - Wichita10.62 miles away1007 N. Emporia Wichita Kansas 67214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (316) 264-3115
  • Wichita Dialysis Center10.69 miles away909 N. Topeka Wichita Kansas 67214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (316) 263-9090
  • Davita Air Capital Dialysis12.29 miles away1812 S Seneca St Suite 110 Wichita Kansas 67213Dialysis Stations: 17 (316) 263-1248