Lone Tree Retirement Center is the sole nursing home we were able to find in Meade, Kansas. With an overall score of A, this facility is one of the most impressive facilities we looked at. In fact, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 50 nursing homes in Kansas. As you can see below, this nursing home performed just as well in our category scores. We gave it a straight A report card!
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Lone Tree Retirement Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - Hospital district
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Wound Care
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well overall, this facility earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, we gave it one of our highest scores in that category with an A. Our inspection ratings are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. Nursing scores are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning a resident even once per day.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also fared very well in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home does not leave this to chance. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed was short-term care, where this facility was given a grade of A-. This wrapped up a very impressive profile. Only a select few nursing homes received an A- or higher in all four categories. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lone Tree Retirement Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 6.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 0.83% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 1.65% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 4.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 17.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 7.63% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 11.82% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 16.26% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Lone Tree Retirement Center, 16.26% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Meade District HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.23 miles away510 East Carthage Meade Kansas 67864Government - Hospital District or Authority(620) 873-2141