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The Shepherd's Center

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  • Adult Day Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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101 Cedar Ridge Drive,
Cimarron KS 67835

(620) 855-3498

95.71% estimated occupancy 1

The Shepherd's Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in Cimarron, Kansas. We awarded this nursing home an B+ overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. Based on our analysis, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. Keep reading to see this facility's category ratings, which are also strong. It is hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

One of the reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it earned an impressive inspection rating. In fact, inspections is its best category grade. In this area, we gave it an A. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent 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: B-plus

This nursing home was awarded an impressive long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our better grades in that category with a grade of B+. For patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 53.465347 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is a bit less than we were hoping for but still a respectable figure. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it received a score of B+. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. Short-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The last category we graded is nursing. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a very solid grade of B. Our nursing grade analyzes the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these data points as good measures of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Shepherd's Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In The Shepherd's Center, 26.19% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In The Shepherd's Center, 11.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who have had a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In The Shepherd's Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This measures the percent of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In The Shepherd's Center, 26.51% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In The Shepherd's Center, 19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In The Shepherd's Center, 19.35% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In The Shepherd's Center, 72.81% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In The Shepherd's Center, 36.08% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In The Shepherd's Center, 22.77% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Shepherd's Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In The Shepherd's Center, 22.77% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Western Plains Medical ComplexAcute Care Hospitals 18.72 miles away3001 Avenue A Dodge City Kansas 67801Proprietary(620) 225-8400

Nearby Dialysis

  • Renal Care Group - Dodge City18.59 miles away204 Ross Blvd Dodge City Kansas 67801Dialysis Stations: 12 (620) 225-7100