Azria Health Wichita is a nursing home in Wichita, Kansas which has a population of 409,656 people. With an A- overall grade, we rated this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the nation. You flat out can not do much better than this facility. Finally, we wanted to point out that there was an ownership change at this facility in the last 12 months. We will need to make sure it maintains its high grades going forward.
Azria Health Wichita
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Azria Health Wichita has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it earned an A+ short-term care grade. In calculating our short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is more often than not a useful assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. There are several datapoints included in this category. Many of these subcategories reflect levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
Another quality feature of this facility is its inspection grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an A-. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We were not able to track down information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Without complete deficiency data for this facility, it is difficult to really evaluate the place in the area of inspections.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this facility was given an acceptable long-term care rating. Although this wasn't quite as impressive as some of its other grades, this is really not a terrible score. In determining our long-term care grades, we analyze the personal care offered to the nursing home's residents. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 94.366196 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Azria Health Wichita Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Azria Health Wichita, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Azria Health Wichita, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Azria Health Wichita, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Azria Health Wichita, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Azria Health Wichita, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Azria Health Wichita, 5.98% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Azria Health Wichita, 91.04% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Azria Health Wichita, 16.84% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Azria Health Wichita, 19.61% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Azria Health Wichita, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Azria Health Wichita, 10.57 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Azria Health Wichita, 74.57% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Wichita, KS
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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