Schowalter Villa
200 W Cedar PO Box 5000, Hesston KS 67062 · (620) 327-0400 · 91.14% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
With an address in Hesston, Kansas, Schowalter Villa is the sole option we were able to find in the area. This turns out to be an A rated facility. It was given one of the highest scores that we offer. A score in this range requires superb marks across the board. You really can not do much better than this facility. This facility also received very consistent grades in all four of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 105 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. The nursing rating includes several factors, however, the primary one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided 5.1 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This was one of the highest totals we found. Furthermore, we found that a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. Both of these statistics are impressive. On top of offering high levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. With less than 5 percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any facility Kansas in this category. This is typically an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers could be avoided by providing better nursing care and having a policy of moving residents more often.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also performed well in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A. Only a select group of nursing homes fared better in this category. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the impressive volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff at this facility, we also were pleased by the nursing home's vaccination data. By way of example, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 98.26087 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its strong profile, this nursing home also was awarded a strong short-term care score, with a grade of A. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation To provide good rehabilitation services, facilities generally must have higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. When we assessed this place's nursing hours, we found it provided quite a bit more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in Kansas in this area with 60.2 percent of its residents returning home.
Facility Inspections
Lastly, we looked at the area of inspections. This facility earned a very impressive grade in this category. In that area, we gave this facility a score of B+. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Schowalter Villa Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better