Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care is the sole nursing home we were able to find in Hoxie, Kansas. After receiving an A overall grade, this facility has the distinction of being one of the 100 best facilities in Kansas. This is an impressive feat in a state with a long list of high-end facilities. In addition, this facility is located in a hospital, which often means the nursing home offers a wider array of medical services. This place also received consistently good ratings in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: A
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- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Audiology
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Nursing grades are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
Grade: A
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This nursing home was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Contributing to its remarkable resume, this facility also received an excellent short-term care score, with a grade of A-. In computing these short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Moving on to our last category, this facility also performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in this category. This finalized a first-rate report card. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-plus
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: F
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic can also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: F
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-minus
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 5.98% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-plus
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 91.04% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: F
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 16.84% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 19.61% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: F
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: D
In Sheridan County Health Complex Long Term Care, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sheridan County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away826 18th Street Hoxie Kansas 67740Government - Local(785) 675-3281
