Homestead Post Acute is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Lexington, Kentucky. With an overall grade of B-, this is a respectable nursing home. Even in a city with 14 other nursing homes, this nursing home should be a perfectly acceptable selection. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Homestead Post Acute
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
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Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was not bad, it really fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, we also wanted to note that this facility was given strong short-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our better scores in this category, with a B. This turned out to be the nursing home's second best grade. Short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility's third highest category was long-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a B-. In calculating our long-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility vaccinated 98.52216 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable figure. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the fourth category, we gave this facility a D for our nursing category. This is the nursing home's weakest category rating. Sadly, this score hurt the facility's overall profile to a certain degree. When determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the number of hours nurses commit to residents as well as the skill levels of those nurses. This place offered only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. To go along with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this nursing home also did not fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This nursing home had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average nursing home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Homestead Post Acute Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Homestead Post Acute, 8.75% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of long-term stay patients that suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Homestead Post Acute, 4.19% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Homestead Post Acute, 0.55% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term patients which experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Homestead Post Acute, 18.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Homestead Post Acute, 16.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Homestead Post Acute, 14.25% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Homestead Post Acute, 98.58% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Homestead Post Acute, 8.33% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Homestead Post Acute, 2.36% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is important for patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Homestead Post Acute, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Homestead Post Acute, 2.36% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Homestead Post Acute, 18.98% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Homestead Post Acute, 94.73% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Lexington, KY
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Lexington, Kentucky has 13 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- University of Kentucky HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.79 miles away800 Rose Street Lexington Kentucky 40536Government - State(859) 257-2278
- Baptist Health LexingtonAcute Care Hospitals 2.31 miles away1740 Nicholasville Road Lexington Kentucky 40503Voluntary non-profit - Other(859) 260-6104
- Saint Joseph EastAcute Care Hospitals 6.02 miles away150 North Eagle Creek Drive Lexington Kentucky 40509Voluntary non-profit - Private(859) 967-5000
- Georgetown Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.63 miles away1140 Lexington Road Georgetown Kentucky 40324Proprietary(502) 868-1100
- Bluegrass Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 10.34 miles away360 Amsden Avenue Versailles Kentucky 40383Proprietary(859) 873-3111
- Clark Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.47 miles away175 Hospital Drive Winchester Kentucky 40391Proprietary(859) 737-8559
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Kentucky Home Training2.37 miles away2130 Nicholasville Road, Suite 5 Lexington Kentucky 40503Dialysis Stations: 6 (859) 277-9911
- Dci - Lexington2.41 miles away100 Venture Court Lexington Kentucky 40511Dialysis Stations: 32 (859) 252-7712
- Dci - South Lexington2.66 miles away2374 Professional Heights Dr. Lexington Kentucky 40503Dialysis Stations: 23 (859) 967-0400
- Fmc - Kentucky Renal Care Group - Lexington East4.32 miles away1101 Winchester Rd., Suite 100 Lexington Kentucky 40505Dialysis Stations: 16 (859) 225-4922
- Fmc - Lexington North5.57 miles away1610 Leestown Rd., Suite 180 Lexington Kentucky 40511Dialysis Stations: 25 (859) 254-0671
- Fmc - Nalco Home Program5.86 miles away3284 Eagle View Drive Suite 120 Lexington Kentucky 40509Dialysis Stations: 3 (859) 299-3379
- Fmc- Lexington Southwest6 miles away978 Chas Drive Lexington Kentucky 40515Dialysis Stations: 17 (859) 260-1706
- Fmc- Lexington South Dialysis6.09 miles away171 N Eagle Creek Dr Ste 110 Lexington Kentucky 40509CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (859) 264-7775