Sumner Place
1750 South 20th Street, Lincoln NE 68502 · (402) 475-6791 · 89.42% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Sumner Place is in Lincoln, Nebraska. This city is among the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has 266,032 people. This nursing home really stands out with a grade of A overall. Remarkably, this matched the average grade of facilities in Lincoln. It is not common to find a city with multiple facilities of this quality. Even with Lincoln offering 13 other nursing homes to select from, this one jumped off the page as a great option. We also gave this facility phenomenal scores in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 104 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, it also received A+ government inspections recently. Its inspections are nearly perfect. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively minor. Surprisingly, this place received a category L deficiency, which is not what we expected based on its inspection rating. This category of deficiency means the government inspectors identified a widespread deficiency putting patient health or safety in imminent danger. In spite of this major red flag, other aspects of this facility's inspection report gave us some hope.
Long-term Care Quality
This first-rate facility also excelled in the category of long-term care, where it received a grade of A+. Very few facilities performed better in this category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the criteria we considered on top of this facility's quality nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 99.44752 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for seniors. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.08 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. The nursing rating analyzes many components, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is among the better totals in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We are very impressed by both of these figures. On top of offering high levels of nursing care, this facility also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With under 5 percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Nebraska in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the final category, this facility also performed admirably in our short-term care category. We awarded it a B+ in that area. This completed a very impressive profile. In forming our short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that 41.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home rather than remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sumner Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who had a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better