Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln is in Columbia, Kentucky, a city with 15,925 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires above average marks in most areas. Based on our assessment, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. We were also pleased to find that this place didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to earning a strong overall rating, this nursing home performed even better in our inspections category which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspections. We awarded it an A for this area, which is one of our highest grades. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies 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.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home performed well in the area of long-term care. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- for that area, which is one of our most dominant grades. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 49.230766 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third highest area we gave this facility in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. We weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
The final area we graded was nursing. This nursing home received a strong nursing score this year, with a grade of B-. While this was not as impressive as several of its other grades, this is nevertheless a decent grade in that category. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This facility provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Finally, our nursing grades also consider some quality-focused measures. We look at the percentage of patients who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. These data points are decent measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 6.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 8.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 3.27% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 13.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 30.08% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 10.5% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 71.12% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 16.29% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 26.17% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 26.17% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 11.87% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor Rehab & Welln, 84.06% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- T J Health ColumbiaAcute Care Hospitals 0.85 miles away901 Westlake Drive Columbia Kentucky 42728Government - Hospital District or Authority(270) 384-4753
- Russell County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.6 miles away153 Dowell Road Russell Springs Kentucky 42642Government - Local(270) 866-4141
- Jane Todd Crawford HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.37 miles away202-206 Milby Street Greensburg Kentucky 42743Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 932-4211
- Taylor Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.85 miles away1700 Old Lebanon Road Campbellsville Kentucky 42718Government - Hospital District or Authority(270) 465-3561
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Taylor County Dialysis18.74 miles away1595 Old Lebanon Road Campbellsville Kentucky 42718Dialysis Stations: 16 (270) 465-0787
- Fmc - Campbellsville18.76 miles away107 Medical Park Drive Campbellsville Kentucky 42718Dialysis Stations: 13 (270) 469-0923