The Willows at Harrodsburg is a senior living facility in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, which has a population of 19,334 people. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our more impressive grades. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. We also gave this facility impressive ratings in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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The Willows at Harrodsburg
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this facility excelled in our inspections category, where it received an A+. Very few nursing homes performed this well in this area. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We were not able to track down deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also performed well in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our short-term care scores are likely most critical for folks requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed was long-term care. Adding to its dominant resume, this nursing home also performed well in this category. In fact, it received a of A- for that area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a life threatening health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed was nursing, in which this facility was given a B. While this turned out to be its weakest category grade, this is nevertheless a strong rating. Nursing scores are based largely on nurse staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.4 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Willows at Harrodsburg Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 6.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 1.54% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who experienced a fall which caused major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who have suffered from UTI's. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 13.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 28.16% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 51.61% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 96.43% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 9.89% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 13.95% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 13.95% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Willows at Harrodsburg, 11.39% 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 The Willows at Harrodsburg, 71.63% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- The James B Haggin Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.37 miles away464 Linden Avenue Harrodsburg Kentucky 40330Voluntary non-profit - Other(859) 239-2409
- Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.41 miles away217 South Third Street Danville Kentucky 40422Voluntary non-profit - Private(859) 239-2409
- Ephraim Mcdowell Fort Logan HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.66 miles away110 Metker Trail Stanford Kentucky 40484Voluntary non-profit - Private(606) 365-4788
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci - Danville6.04 miles away475 Whirlaway Drive Danville Kentucky 40422CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (859) 236-5982
- Fmc - Danville6.86 miles away100 Woodlawn Way Danville Kentucky 40422Dialysis Stations: 12 (859) 236-2214
- Fresenius Kidney Care Stanford15.74 miles away29 Frontier Blvd Stanford Kentucky 40484Dialysis Stations: 13 (606) 365-4004
- Fmc - Nicholasville Dialysis17.29 miles away115 Orchard Place Dr. Nicholasville Kentucky 40356Dialysis Stations: 17 (859) 881-0332