Located in Hiawatha, Kansas, Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is the sole option we found in the area. This is a very respectable nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a quality score. This facility truly has plenty of good features. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- 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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Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we gave it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home averages 0.5 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 frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next best area we gave this facility in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. In our short-term care score, we attempt to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 3.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the last area, this nursing home received a respectable long-term care score of B-. Our long-term care scores are critical for prospective residents looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 90.60403 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 11.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.01% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 5% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric may be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 10.07% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 5.13% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 91.97% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 20.51% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 21.61% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 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. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 21.61% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 34.24% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 85.51% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.