The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City
8900 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City KS 66112 · (913) 788-2100 · 75.42% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City is a small nursing home located in Kansas City, Kansas. With an overall rating of B-, this facility actually turned out to be ranked among the three highest graded facilities in Kansas City. In our view, this place should be a good fit for quite a few people. You also may want to review this nursing home's category grades below. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 70 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
We gave this nursing home one of our better scores in short-term care, where it earned an A. This is much better than its overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. Our short-term care scores are probably most important for folks needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. This is generally an excellent sign. The last measure we assessed in this area is the number of residents that were able to return home from the facility. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in Kansas in this area with 66.8 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
Inspections is another category where this nursing home excelled. In fact, we gave this facility a grade of B+ for our inspections category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A few minor dings aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. When computing our nursing scores, we look at both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This facility provided 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed above average in this area. This is generally a reliable indicator of how carefully a place's nursing staff is tending to its patients. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses and superior safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we rated was long-term care, which is this facility's least impressive area. We gave it an F for this category, which is certainly very disappointing. Nursing homes that don't fare well in this category typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine medical care we looked at. One of the factors we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccines. We were a bit alarmed this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to only 77.53623 percent of its residents. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this place had 2.74 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure is also a cause for concern.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better