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Life Care Center of Burlington

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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Life Care Center of Burlington's website

601 Cross Street,
Burlington KS 66839

(620) 364-2117

79.61% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Burlington, Kansas, Life Care Center of Burlington is the lone option located in this city. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a solid score. Based on our assessment, this facility has some redeeming qualities. We were also pleased to discover that this facility received consistently decent grades in all four of our categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No 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
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

While this nursing home earned a decent overall rating, its inspections grade is notably better than its overall score. Due to a strong government inspection report this year, it received a strong score in that category with a grade of B+. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also excelled in our nursing category, where it earned a grade of B. Our nursing grade is mostly based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The third area we looked at was short-term care, where this nursing home received a B- in this area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we assessed is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a B- in this area. Our long-term care grade focuses on a facility's personal care instead of the highly skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. As it turns out, this nursing home administered the vaccine to a relatively low 81.603775 percent of its patients, which is slightly concerning. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of Burlington Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure measures the percent of long-term care residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 3.3% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 1.98% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 17.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 24.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 0% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 89.53% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 18.09% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 17.35% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels. Some would argue that mobility is vital to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 17.35% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 24.08% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Burlington, 81.12% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=175373