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The Forum at Brookside

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  • Independent Living

Updated Jul 1, 2021 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
Oct 18: A+Nov 18: ADec 18: AJan 19: AFeb 19: AMar 19: AApr 19: A+May 19: A+Jun 19: A+Jul 19: A+Aug 19: A+Sep 19: A+Jan 20: A+Mar 20: A+Apr 20: A+May 20: A+Jun 20: A+Jul 20: A+Aug 20: A+Sep 20: A+Oct 20: A+Nov 20: A+Jan 21: A+Feb 21: A+Mar 21: A+Apr 21: A+May 21: A+Jun 21: A+Jul 21: A+
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The Forum at Brookside's website

200 Brookside Drive,
Louisville KY 40243

(502) 245-3048

77.25% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Data for The Forum at Brookside has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

The Forum at Brookside is a nursing home located in Louisville, Kentucky which has a population of 736,284 people. This facility is one of the most elite nursing homes we assessed. In fact, it received the very best grade. Even in a city with 39 other nursing homes, this facility would be a great option. Headlining this facility's stellar profile is its nursing rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Kentucky badge

Top Nursing Home in Kentucky Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Louisville, Kentucky badge

Best Nursing Home in Louisville, Kentucky Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Kentucky badge

Top Nursing Home in Kentucky Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Kentucky badge

Top Nursing Home in Kentucky Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Louisville, Kentucky badge

Best Nursing Home in Louisville, Kentucky Awards 2021

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. We scrutinized the licensure of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses were with residents, in calculating our grade in this category. This nursing home provides 0.5 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

This nursing home also received a virtually flawless inspection. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that category with an A+. This was one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+'s. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

Turning our next category, this top-shelf facility also dominated in the category of long-term care. In this category, we awarded it a grade of A+. Very few facilities fared better in this area. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.9011 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a dangerous condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

In the last category, this facility also received an A+ for its short-term care rating. This topped off a remarkable profile of all A+'s. With our short-term care assessment, we seek to create a valuable barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Forum at Brookside Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In The Forum at Brookside, 5.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In The Forum at Brookside, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In The Forum at Brookside, 12.35% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In The Forum at Brookside, 5.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Forum at Brookside, 17.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Forum at Brookside, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In The Forum at Brookside, 96.47% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In The Forum at Brookside, 14.67% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In The Forum at Brookside, 49.45% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In The Forum at Brookside, 49.45% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In The Forum at Brookside, 3.28% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In The Forum at Brookside, 63.71% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Louisville, KY

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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