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Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care's website

145 Newcomb Avenue,
Mount Vernon KY 40456

(606) 256-2195

76.78% estimated occupancy 1

Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care is a large hospital-based nursing home in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B-. A grade in this range requires some solid marks. Based on our assessment, this facility has some redeeming qualities. The best part of this facility's report card was its remarkable inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Blood Administration

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection score. In fact, its inspection score was far superior to its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave this facility a grade of A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Additionally, we also would like to note that this nursing home was given positive long-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our more impressive scores in this category, with a B. This proved to be the nursing home's second best grade. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 96.12756 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The third most favorable category we awarded this nursing home in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. Short-term care scores are critical for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

The next category we rated was nursing, which was this nursing home's weakest area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in this category. Naturally, this category pulled down the facility's overall profile a bit. There are many data points included in this category. Most of the factors relate to nurse staffing. This facility offered a meager 0.6 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This statistic is far below the national average. In addition to receiving below average marks for nursing hours, this nursing home was less impressive in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of residents suffering pressure ulcers and found that this place was at roughly 150 percent of the national average in this statistic.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 23.36% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 1.14% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which had falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 1.59% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care patients that suffered from UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 8.39% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 54.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percent of long-term residents which are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 2.07% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 95.64% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 13.25% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 14.19% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care, 14.19% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care CtAcute Care Hospitals 0 miles away145 Newcomb Avenue Mount Vernon Kentucky 40456Voluntary non-profit - Private(606) 256-2195
  • Saint Joseph BereaCritical Access Hospitals 15.3 miles away305 Estill Street Berea Kentucky 40403Voluntary non-profit - Private(859) 986-6500

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Clinic Inc0.07 miles away145 Newcomb Avenue Mount Vernon Kentucky 40456Dialysis Stations: 12 (606) 392-4102
  • Fmc - Nak Berea, LLC16.57 miles away509 Richmond Road N Berea Kentucky 40403Dialysis Stations: 13 (859) 985-8112
  • Dialysis Services of London17.85 miles away306 South Plaza London Kentucky 40741Dialysis Stations: 17 (606) 862-0110