The Lingenfelter Center is one of just three nursing homes in Kingman, Arizona. This turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a very elite score. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. If you look further down this page, you can see this facility's category grades, which are also strong.
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The Lingenfelter Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- 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
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Palliative Care
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this nursing home earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Therefore, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. Our inspection scores are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. The nursing grade features a number of factors. The most important variable is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Arizona in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning patients at least once a day.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received a superb score of A- in our short-term care category. In the area of short-term care, we try to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final area, we gave this nursing home a grade of A+ for its long-term care score. This finished off a very strong profile. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Lingenfelter Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Lingenfelter Center, 5.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Lingenfelter Center, 4.1% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Lingenfelter Center, 1.53% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay residents who experienced a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Lingenfelter Center, 35.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Lingenfelter Center, 22.1% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Lingenfelter Center, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Lingenfelter Center, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Lingenfelter Center, 21.25% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Lingenfelter Center, 21.47% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Lingenfelter Center, 0.14 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Lingenfelter Center, 21.47% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Lingenfelter Center, 60.54% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Kingman Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.44 miles away3269 Stockton Hill Road Kingman Arizona 86409Government - Hospital District or Authority(928) 757-2101
Nearby Dialysis
- Kingman Dialysis Clinic (Fmc)0.82 miles away1721 Airway Ave Kingman Arizona 86409CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (928) 681-2342