Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab Center
2420 W. 3rd Street, Owensboro KY 42301 · (270) 685-3141 · 73.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
With an address in Owensboro, Kentucky, Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab Center is one of seven available nursing homes there. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some decent scores. Based on our analysis, there are definitely far worse facilities out there. This place didn't fare well in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 132 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really excelled in nursing. In fact, we gave it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing rating focuses on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of skill of the nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility 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 generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a positive long-term care score. As a matter of fact, we awarded it a B in that area, which is one of our more favorable scores. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 92.11957 percent of its patients. This is a bit less than we expected but still a respectable figure. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. While it had 2.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was better than most nursing homes due to it having more complicated patients.
Short-term Care Quality
Unfortunately, this facility's third highest score was short-term care. As it turns out, with a D in this area, it still performed somewhat badly. With our short-term care category, we attempt to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Given its score in this area, we weren't shocked to find that this place provided far fewer physical therapist hours per patient than most other nursing homes. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 22.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. This statistic was damning for this facility's short-term care grade.
Facility Inspections
Unfortunately, this nursing home did not receive a favorable inspection rating. We gave it a grade of just just D in this category. Inspection grades relate to a nursing home's inspection reports. We weight poor inspection scores heavily in our assessment. Since government inspection reports are completed by independent government inspectors, we consider this data to be very reliable. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. This particular facility had a category J or K deficiency, which rank among the worst categories of deficiencies. These categories mean that CMS found a deficiency which places patient safety or health in imminent danger. Lastly, we also would like to point out that this nursing home received large government fines totaling more than $100,000. This often means that a nursing home's poor track record has been an issue for more than one year.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better