Medicalodges Fort Scott
915 S Horton, PO Box 510, Fort Scott KS 66701 · (620) 223-0210 · 75.9% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Medicalodges Fort Scott is located in Fort Scott, Kansas. With an overall score of A-, this is without a doubt a very good nursing home. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. This facility also received consistently good ratings in all of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 61 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to note that this facility received an A for our nursing rating. Our nursing score weighs many components, however, the primary consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is among the highest totals in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We were very impressed by both of these statistics. In addition to providing impressive levels of care, this nursing home was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. By way of illustration, it performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. These are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this nursing home also received favorable short-term care scores this year. In fact, we gave them one of our better scores in that category, with a score of B+. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This place performed decently in this area, with 45.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded an impressive long-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. This nursing home's vaccination statistics were a bit weaker than some of the other statistics in this area, such as its number of nursing hours per resident. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to just 53.88601 percent of its patients. We would like to see some improvement herein this statistic next year. Finally, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this nursing home had 2.53 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Facility Inspections
Turning to the final category we assessed, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an impressive grade of B+. Our inspection scores are based on several data points located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Medicalodges Fort Scott Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have experienced a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better