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Redwood of Independence

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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1800 S Swope Drive,
Independence MO 64057

(816) 257-2566

76.84% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Redwood of Independence has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Note: Redwood of Independence has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Redwood of Independence is one of nine nursing homes located in Independence, Missouri. We gave this facility an F, which is just about as bad as it gets in our grading scheme. Based on our assessment, you would be better off to avoid of this nursing home. Finally, there was an ownership change at this facility in the last year. Ideally, their performance will improve under new ownership.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

We just could not find anything positive to say about this facility. It received just a D in long-term care. Nursing homes that don't fare well in this category often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccines. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to just 49.23858 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

We also wanted to point out this facility's inspection grade where it received an F. This generally means we found some major red flags on its inspection reports. For nursing homes that received this bad of an inspection grade, we would scrutinize the severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This nursing home had 4 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a threat to resident safety or health. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The third category we analyzed is short-term care. This facility's received a rock-bottom short-term care score where it was given an F. In calculating our short-term care grades, we scrutinize a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is more often than not a useful measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The last area we assessed was nursing, where this facility was given a rock bottom score in this area also. We gave it an F in this area, which is definitely a major concern. The nursing grade considers a number of factors. The most heavily weighted one is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This particular facility provided a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This statistic is significantly below the national average. In addition to its weak nursing hour totals, this place earned suboptimal scores in many of the quality-based metrics we considered in determining our nursing grades. We found that more of this place's patients suffered falls leading to major injury. We would argue that many falls could be prevented with better nursing care. This metric contributed to this place receiving a poor nursing score.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Redwood of Independence Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Redwood of Independence, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Redwood of Independence, 4.57% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Redwood of Independence, 2.13% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that experienced UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Redwood of Independence, 3.81% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Redwood of Independence, 15.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Redwood of Independence, 6.54% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Redwood of Independence, 64.71% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Redwood of Independence, 32.31% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Redwood of Independence, 20.22% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Some believe that mobility is important for patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Redwood of Independence, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Redwood of Independence, 20.22% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Redwood of Independence, 15.39% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Redwood of Independence, 78.09% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Independence, MO

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • 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

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • Truman Medical Center LakewoodAcute Care Hospitals 7.76 miles away7900 Lee's Summit Rd Kansas City Missouri 64139Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 404-7000
  • Saint Luke's East HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.96 miles away100 N E Saint Luke's Boulevard Lees Summit Missouri 64086Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 347-5000
  • North Kansas City HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.8 miles away2800 Clay Edwards Drive Kansas City Missouri 64116Government - Local(816) 691-2000
  • Truman Medical Center Hospital HillAcute Care Hospitals 11.09 miles away2301 Holmes Street Kansas City Missouri 64108Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 404-1000
  • Childrens Mercy HospitalChildrens 11.25 miles away2401 Gillham Road Kansas City Missouri 64108Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 234-3000
  • Research Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.52 miles away2316 E Meyer Blvd Kansas City Missouri 64132Proprietary(816) 276-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Eastland Dialysis3.39 miles away19101 E Valley View Pkwy Ste E Independence Missouri 64055Dialysis Stations: 20 (816) 795-6018
  • Fmc - Centerpoint3.91 miles away19401 E 37th Terrace Court South Suite 200 Independence Missouri 64057Dialysis Stations: 14 (816) 795-6559
  • Independence Dialysis Center4.28 miles away1135 S. Claremont Independence Missouri 64054Dialysis Stations: 16 (816) 836-1220
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Raytown6.72 miles away11503 E 63rd St Kansas City Missouri 64133Dialysis Stations: 24 (816) 353-3080
  • Fmc - Blue Springs7.71 miles away505 Ne Adams Dairy Parkway Suite B Blue Springs Missouri 64014CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (816) 229-2400
  • Davita Blue Ridge Dialysis8.16 miles away8608 E 63rd St Kansas City Missouri 64133Dialysis Stations: 20 (816) 353-6100
  • Swope Dialysis9.47 miles away4407 East 50th Terrace Kansas City Missouri 64130CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (816) 924-1201
  • Isd - Lee's Summit Renal Center9.84 miles away100 Ne Missouri Rd Suite 100 Lees Summit Missouri 64086CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (816) 524-3312