Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a facility located in Cadiz, Kentucky, which has a population of 13,422 people. Sporting an overall score of B-, this is likely a middle of the road nursing home. This place has a few things working in its favor. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's report card is its remarkable inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- 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 Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
The primary reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection score. In fact, its inspection grade was far superior to its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A+. Our inspection scores are based on items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are largely based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is far below the national average. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third highest category ended up being its short-term care score, where it received a grade of B-. In determining our short-term care scores, we size up a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This score is considered to be a meaningful measure of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated is long-term care. This facility was awarded a grade of C in the category. Long-term care scores are pivotal for patients in need of non-healthcare services such as personal care. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to just 89.72603 percent of its residents, which is a bit of a concern. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.34% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2.16% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients that suffered from a UTI. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 24.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 38.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 21.26% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 94.86% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.79% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that required increased 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 Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 14.71% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 14.71% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.82% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 50.42% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Trigg County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 2.55 miles away254 Main Street Cadiz Kentucky 42211Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 522-3215
- Caldwell Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 16.02 miles away100 Medical Center Drive Princeton Kentucky 42445Government - Hospital District or Authority(270) 365-0300
- Jennie Stuart Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.86 miles away320 West 18th Street Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 887-0100
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Trigg County2.17 miles away2484 Main Street Cadiz Kentucky 42211Dialysis Stations: 12 (270) 522-0170
- Fmc - Caldwell County Dialysis15.23 miles away401 S. Jefferson Street Princeton Kentucky 42445Dialysis Stations: 16 (270) 365-7588
- Davita - Christian County Dialysis17.2 miles away200 Burley Ave Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Dialysis Stations: 13 (270) 707-0701
- Fmc - Hopkinsville17.2 miles away510 Heritage Way Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Dialysis Stations: 16 (270) 885-1281
- Davita - Hopkinsville Dialysis17.41 miles away115 North Virginia Street Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Dialysis Stations: 17 (270) 887-5622