With an address in Arkansas City, Kansas, Medicalodges Arkansas City is one of a mere two facilities in this area. This nursing home proved to be a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. This nursing home truly has plenty going for it. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its long-term care grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Medicalodges Arkansas City
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our long-term care grade. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 68.141594 percent of its residents, which is slightly lower than we were hoping for. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We analyzed the licensure of nurses at the facility, as well as the quantity of time the nurses were with residents, in calculating our score in this area. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility 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 prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning patients more frequently.
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Facility Inspections
Another area of strength for this facility is in the area of inspections. Inspections proved to be one of its best categories. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded is short-term care. This facility received a very good short-term care grade this year, with a B-. Although this wasn't nearly as good as some of its other grades, this remains an acceptable grade for that area. With our short-term care rating, we strive to forge a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Medicalodges Arkansas City Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 5.98% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 91.04% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 16.84% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Some believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 19.61% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 10.57 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Medicalodges Arkansas City, 74.57% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- South Central Ks Med CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.64 miles away6401 Patterson Parkway Arkansas City Kansas 67005Government - Local(620) 442-2500
- William Newton HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 11.63 miles away1300 East Fifth Avenue Winfield Kansas 67156Government - Local(620) 221-2300
Nearby Dialysis
- Winfield Dialysis Center11.76 miles away1315 E. 4th Ave. Winfield Kansas 67156Dialysis Stations: 18 (620) 221-4100