Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located in Somerset, Kentucky. The city has 40,486 people. Featuring an overall grade of B+, this facility should work for most prospective residents. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this place. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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- Memory Care
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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
Among this facility's other achievements is its dominant long-term care score. It received one of our better scores in that category, with a score of A-. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 99.21875 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. When determining our nursing scores, we analyze both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we graded was short-term care. This nursing home was given an above average short-term care rating this year, with a grade of B. This nursing home really doesn't have any weak grades. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percent of long-term care residents which suffered from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.57% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 34.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.27% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients showing signs of depression. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 99.36% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.53% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.81% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.81% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.45% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 77.24% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Somerset, KY
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Somerset, Kentucky has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.95 miles away305 Langdon Street Somerset Kentucky 42503Proprietary(606) 679-7441
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc -Lake Cumberland0.55 miles away140 Stonecrest Dr. Somerset Kentucky 42501Dialysis Stations: 13 (606) 561-9047
- Fmc - Somerset1.04 miles away119 Trade Park Drive Somerset Kentucky 42503Dialysis Stations: 20 (606) 678-9811