Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center is a small nursing home located in Louisburg, Kansas. It looks like this is a very respectable facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a quality rating. At the end of the day, this facility looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to earning a favorable overall score, this place also earned a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in this category. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most meaningful for patients in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also performed well in inspections, which is based on its recent inspection reports. We awarded it a grade of B+ for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
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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. Our nursing rating looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 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.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we assessed is long-term care. This nursing home was awarded a C for the area. Our long-term care ratings are essential for patients looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.2647 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. 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.
Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percentage of long-term patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely associated with poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 5.98% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could reveal lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 91.04% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 16.84% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 19.61% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 10.57 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center, 74.57% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Miami County Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.61 miles away2100 Baptiste Drive Paola Kansas 66071Voluntary non-profit - Private(913) 557-4385
- Cass Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 16.96 miles away2800 E Rock Haven Road Harrisonville Missouri 64701Government - Local(816) 380-5888
- Olathe Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.43 miles away20333 West 151st Street Olathe Kansas 66061Voluntary non-profit - Private(913) 791-4200
Nearby Dialysis
- Paola Dialysis9.91 miles away1605 East Peoria St Paola Kansas 66071Dialysis Stations: 12 (913) 294-8417
- Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Belton17 miles away17045 S 71 Hwy Belton Missouri 64012Dialysis Stations: 12 (816) 322-4034
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Harrisonville17 miles away2820 East Rock Haven Road Suite 160 Harrisonville Missouri 64701Dialysis Stations: 9 (816) 884-2582
- Gardner Dialysis18.87 miles away328 E Main St Gardner Kansas 66030Dialysis Stations: 18 (913) 884-8488
- Olathe Dialysis19.03 miles away732 W Frontier Lane Olathe Kansas 66061CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (913) 390-4937
- Isd - Harrisonville Renal Center19.21 miles away308 Galaxie Avenue Harrisonville Missouri 64701Dialysis Stations: 12 (816) 380-2004
- Davita Nottingham Dialysis19.23 miles away14010 W 134th Pl Olathe Kansas 66062Dialysis Stations: 12 (913) 764-0358