River's Bend Retirement Community
300 Beech Street, Kuttawa KY 42055 · (270) 388-2868 · 89% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
River's Bend Retirement Community is located in Kuttawa, Kentucky. With an overall score of A, this is without a doubt a first-rate nursing home. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the United States. Headlining this place's stellar profile is its long-term care rating, which is addressed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 40 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also performed well in long-term care, where it received an A+. Few facilities fared better in this category. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. After considering the impressive nursing care provided by this nursing home, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. The last statistic we assessed is the facility's hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 2.36 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Facility Inspections
This facility has also received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area typically have very 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.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing scores are mostly tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 4.8 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which was among the more impressive totals we found. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in several quality-based metrics we looked at. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a decent grade of B-. This actually was this nursing home's worst category. In the area of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 32.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
River's Bend Retirement Community 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