Parkway Health Care Center is in Kansas City, Missouri, which offers more than 20 nursing homes. With an overall grade of F, we consider this to be a very poor nursing home. Based on our analysis, this nursing home probably isn't a good fit for anyone. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Parkway Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Parkway Health Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
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Long-term Care Quality
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it earned a more respectable long-term care score this year. We gave it a grade of C in that category. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care scores. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated 62.880886 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit below what we were hoping for. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
We awarded this facility a grade of just D for our short-term care rating and that actually ended up being its next most favorable category. Our short-term care ratings are vital for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Not surprisingly, we learned that this facility offers far less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the average nursing home. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics doomed this facility's short-term care score.
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Nurse Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating. Nursing ratings are mostly associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home offered a meager 0.2 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is well below average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place fared well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these metrics to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
The last category we looked at is inspections. Unfortunately, this facility didn't receive glowing inspection reports in recent years. Consequently, we had to give it an F in this category. With facilities that received this bad of an inspection grade, we would scrutinize any severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they caused a risk to patient health or safety. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Parkway Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Parkway Health Care Center, 8.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Parkway Health Care Center, 1.94% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of long-term residents that have sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Parkway Health Care Center, 1.43% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Parkway Health Care Center, 44.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used to treat a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Parkway Health Care Center, 19.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Parkway Health Care Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Parkway Health Care Center, 80.66% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Parkway Health Care Center, 10.26% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Parkway Health Care Center, 9.27% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Many would argue that mobility is important for patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Parkway Health Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Parkway Health Care Center, 9.27% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Parkway Health Care Center, 12.17% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Scores for Kansas City, MO
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Kansas City, Missouri has 27 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityAcute Care Hospitals 1.84 miles away4401 Wornall Road Kansas City Missouri 64111Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 932-2000
- Research Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.26 miles away2316 E Meyer Blvd Kansas City Missouri 64132Proprietary(816) 276-4000
- University of Kansas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.96 miles away4000 Cambridge Street Kansas City Kansas 66160Government - Hospital District or Authority(913) 588-7332
- Childrens Mercy HospitalChildrens 3.18 miles away2401 Gillham Road Kansas City Missouri 64108Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 234-3000
- Truman Medical Center Hospital HillAcute Care Hospitals 3.27 miles away2301 Holmes Street Kansas City Missouri 64108Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 404-1000
- North Kansas City HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.67 miles away2800 Clay Edwards Drive Kansas City Missouri 64116Government - Local(816) 691-2000
- St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.74 miles away1000 Carondelet Dr Kansas City Missouri 64114Proprietary(816) 942-4400
- Adventhealth Shawnee MissionAcute Care Hospitals 7.9 miles away9100 W 74th Street Overland Park Kansas 66204Voluntary non-profit - Church(913) 676-2152
Nearby Dialysis
- Swope Dialysis1.36 miles away4407 East 50th Terrace Kansas City Missouri 64130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (816) 924-1201
- Davita - Westport Renal Center2.1 miles away3947 Broadway Blvd Kansas City Missouri 64111CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (816) 531-1181
- Kansas City Dialysis & Transplant Center2.26 miles away2340 E Meyer Blvd Building 1, Suite #100 Kansas City Missouri 64132CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (816) 444-2098
- Rai - Rainbow Blvd - Westwood2.98 miles away4720 Rainbow Blvd Suite 200 Mission Kansas 66205CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (913) 403-0441
- Davita Mission Dialysis3.17 miles away2852 W 47th Ave Kansas City Kansas 66103Dialysis Stations: 12 (913) 403-1843
- Childrens Mercy Hospital Dialysis3.21 miles away2401 Gillham Rd Kansas City Missouri 64108Dialysis Stations: 10 (816) 234-3100
- Penn Valley Dialysis Center3.59 miles away2502 Summit Kansas City Missouri 64108Dialysis Stations: 20 (816) 531-1118
- Home Dialysis Services Kc Midtown LLC3.76 miles away1728 Holmes St Kansas City Missouri 64108Dialysis Stations: 6 (816) 381-6167