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Locust Grove Village

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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701 W 6th Street,
La Crosse KS 67548

(785) 222-2574

85.78% estimated occupancy ¹

Locust Grove Village is a small non-profit nursing home in La Crosse, Kansas. With an overall score of A-, this facility is ranked among the more impressive facilities we looked at. Based on our analysis, you can't go wrong with this facility. Scroll down to see this facility's category ratings, which are also strong. It's hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

In addition to performing well overall, this nursing home earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite insignificant. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report, which is still very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Another one of this facility's impressive category scores came in the category of long-term care. We gave them one of our more positive scores in that area, with a grade of B+. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 97.637794 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Nurse Quality

In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Nursing grades are mostly associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home 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 many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

The next area we assessed is short-term care. In this category, we gave this nursing home an above average grade of B. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is often a meaningful assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. It doesn't look like this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final measure we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Locust Grove Village Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Locust Grove Village, 9.21% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Locust Grove Village, 1.57% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Locust Grove Village, 3.97% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Locust Grove Village, 4.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Locust Grove Village, 25.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Locust Grove Village, 9.4% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could reveal lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Locust Grove Village, 98.82% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Locust Grove Village, 17.07% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Locust Grove Village, 15.44% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Locust Grove Village, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.