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Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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9700 W 62nd Street,
Shawnee KS 66203

(913) 384-0800

70.41% estimated occupancy 1

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center is in Shawnee, Kansas. The city has a total of 69,474 people. Featuring an overall rating of D, this is a well below average facility. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Shawnee. The city has just three other nursing homes. The only positive thing we can really say about this nursing home is that it did not receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

While we didn't rate this nursing home well overall, we want to acknowledge it received a decent grade of B- in the category of nursing. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. While this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it did well in this metric. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of moving a resident even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We also awarded this facility a respectable score in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a C. Short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

This facility received mediocre government inspections in recent years. We awarded them a C in this area. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of those deficiencies. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were category G through L deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The last category we analyzed was long-term care, which was a low point for this nursing home. We awarded this facility a grade of just D in the area of long-term care. Facilities that don't score well in long-term care often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in some of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 93.16547 percent of its patients. This is a few points lower than we anticipated but still a decent percentage. Surprisingly, this nursing home actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 9.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 0.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 0.78% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which have had a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 4.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 24.69% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 2.48% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 93.88% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 19.3% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 26.81% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 26.81% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 16.83% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center, 47.42% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Shawnee, KS

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Shawnee, Kansas has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Adventhealth Shawnee MissionAcute Care Hospitals 1.56 miles away9100 W 74th Street Overland Park Kansas 66204Voluntary non-profit - Church(913) 676-2152
  • University of Kansas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.52 miles away4000 Cambridge Street Kansas City Kansas 66160Government - Hospital District or Authority(913) 588-7332
  • Overland Park Reg Med CtrAcute Care Hospitals 5.66 miles away10500 Quivira Road Lenexa Kansas 66215Proprietary(913) 541-5000
  • St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityAcute Care Hospitals 6.15 miles away4401 Wornall Road Kansas City Missouri 64111Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 932-2000
  • Research Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.53 miles away2316 E Meyer Blvd Kansas City Missouri 64132Proprietary(816) 276-4000
  • St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.58 miles away1000 Carondelet Dr Kansas City Missouri 64114Proprietary(816) 942-4400
  • Menorah Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.62 miles away5721 West 119th Street Leawood Kansas 66209Voluntary non-profit - Other(913) 498-6773
  • Saint Luke's South HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.87 miles away12300 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park Kansas 66213Voluntary non-profit - Other(913) 317-7904

Nearby Dialysis

  • Concerto Kansas, LLC2.83 miles away6740 W 121st St Suite 100 Leawood Kansas 66209Dialysis Stations: 1 (913) 283-8063
  • Johnson County Dialysis2.92 miles away10453 W 84th Terrace Overland Park Kansas 66214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (913) 492-2044
  • Lenexa Dialysis2.96 miles away8630 Halsey Lenexa Kansas 66215CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (913) 894-1100
  • Rai - Rainbow Blvd - Westwood4.96 miles away4720 Rainbow Blvd Suite 200 Mission Kansas 66205CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (913) 403-0441
  • Fkc - Lenexa5.08 miles away13201 W 98th St Lenexa Kansas 66215Dialysis Stations: 13 (913) 492-4571
  • Davita Mission Dialysis5.6 miles away2852 W 47th Ave Kansas City Kansas 66103Dialysis Stations: 12 (913) 403-1843
  • Davita Overland Park Dialysis6.24 miles away12201 W 110th St Overland Park Kansas 66210Dialysis Stations: 16 (913) 451-5984
  • Davita - Westport Renal Center6.37 miles away3947 Broadway Blvd Kansas City Missouri 64111CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (816) 531-1181

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=175123