Little Sisters of the Poor
15 Audubon Plaza Drive, Louisville KY 40217 · (502) 636-2300 · 96.85% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Little Sisters of the Poor is in Louisville, Kentucky. This city is among the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has 736,284 people. We awarded this facility a quality overall score of A-. In fact, we ranked it as the ninth best facility in Louisville according to our rankings. Louisville offers a slew of other nursing homes, but we doubt you will need to visit too many others. This one is a very fine option. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category grades, which are also impressive. It is hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 35 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a great nursing home is it received a very impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections ended up being its best category. In that category, we awarded this facility an A. Inspection grades are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also want to alert you to the fact that this facility received an elite grade of A in our long-term care category. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 98.51852 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.44 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. We weighed the licensure of nurses employed by the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time the nurses worked with residents, in calculating our rating in this area. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place excelled in these areas, with excellent scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last category we assessed, this nursing home was awarded a very favorable grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home completed a first-rate profile. In the category of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, it does not look like this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Little Sisters of the Poor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can reduce 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 statistic gauges the percentage of long-term residents which have experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better