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Life Care Center of Wichita

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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Life Care Center of Wichita's website

622 N Edgemoor Street,
Wichita KS 67208

(316) 686-5100

79.91% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Wichita is located in Wichita, Kansas. This city is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has 409,656 people. This is a good nursing home with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in Wichita. Even in a city offering 23 nursing homes, this nursing home ought to be a sound selection. The best part of this nursing home's profile is is its short-term care score. We discuss short-term care in the next paragraph.

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
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

One of the reasons this proved to be a quality nursing home is it received a very impressive short-term care score. In fact, short-term care turned out to be its best category. In that category, we awarded this facility an A-. Short-term care scores are meaningful for residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its impressive profile, this facility also performed at a high level in the area of inspections. In fact, it earned a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with an B+. Inspection grades are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspections. Facilities that score well in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. The nursing score weighs numerous factors. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Switching gears to our next area, we awarded this nursing home a D in long-term care. This is the facility's weakest category grade. Unfortunately, this grade pulled down the facility's overall profile a bit. If you are seeking anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. After we finished assessing the volume of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Life Care Center of Wichita Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 7.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 5.12% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 3.63% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 16.93% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 5.92% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 91.42% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 16.92% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 21.25% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 1.62 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 21.25 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 10.63 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 74.59% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Wichita, KS

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Wichita, Kansas has 22 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Wesley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.52 miles away550 N Hillside Street Wichita Kansas 67214Proprietary(316) 962-2000
  • Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Acute Care Hospitals 3.31 miles away929 North St Francis Street Wichita Kansas 67214Voluntary non-profit - Church(316) 268-5000
  • Kansas Medical Center LLCAcute Care Hospitals 7.09 miles away1124 West 21st Street Andover Kansas 67002Proprietary(316) 300-4000
  • Ascension via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc.Acute Care Hospitals 13.42 miles away14800 West St Teresa Wichita Kansas 67235Voluntary non-profit - Church(316) 796-7800

Nearby Dialysis

  • Pediatrics Dialysis Service at Wesley1.45 miles away550 N Hillside Wichita Kansas 67214Dialysis Stations: 4 (316) 962-2000
  • East Wichita Dialysis Center1.54 miles away320 N. Hillside Wichita Kansas 67214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (316) 684-3200
  • Renal Care Group- Wichita East2.89 miles away9341 E 21st N Wichita Kansas 67206CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (316) 634-6760
  • Fmc - Wichita3.41 miles away1007 N. Emporia Wichita Kansas 67214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (316) 264-3115
  • Wichita Dialysis Center3.45 miles away909 N. Topeka Wichita Kansas 67214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (316) 263-9090
  • Ne Wichita Dialysis Center3.51 miles away2630 N Webb Rd Bldg 100 Suite 100 Wichita Kansas 67226Dialysis Stations: 12 (316) 636-5719
  • Davita Air Capital Dialysis5.03 miles away1812 S Seneca St Suite 110 Wichita Kansas 67213Dialysis Stations: 17 (316) 263-1248
  • Andover Dialysis7.62 miles away626 S Andover Rd Suite 900 Andover Kansas 67002Dialysis Stations: 18 (316) 733-2984

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=175407