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Linn Community Nursing Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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612 Third St,
Linn KS 66953

(785) 348-5551

76.15% estimated occupancy 1

Linn Community Nursing Home is a small non-profit facility located in Linn, Kansas. It looks like this is a great nursing home. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is a strong rating. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this nursing home. Scroll down to see this facility's category grades, which are also impressive. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In addition to performing well in its overall score, this nursing home earned even higher grades in the area of long-term care. In fact, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A. Facilities that do well in this category tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 97.98658 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The third category we analyzed is short-term care. This nursing home received a favorable short-term care grade, with a B in this area. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The last category we scored was nursing. We awarded this nursing home one of our better scores in that category, with a B. This nursing home turned out to be very solid in all areas we analyzed. Our nursing score consists of several data points, many of which are based on nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these metrics as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Linn Community Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 6.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 8.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 11.35% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 21.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 0% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 96.52% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 16.31% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 9.83% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Linn Community Nursing Home, 9.83% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Washington County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.72 miles away304 E 3rd Street Washington Kansas 66968Government - Local(785) 325-2211
  • Hanover HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.5 miles away205 S Hanover Street Hanover Kansas 66945Government - Hospital District or Authority(785) 337-2214

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=175494