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Via Christi Village - Hays

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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2225 Canterbury Dr,
Hays KS 67601

(785) 329-1131

80.1% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Hays, Kansas, Via Christi Village - Hays is one of just a few available nursing homes in this area. This turns out to be a very respectable facility, with an overall grade of B. You could definitely do much worse than this place. As you will see below, this facility also performed well in our category scores. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Meal Delivery
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy

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Short-term Care Quality

Part of the reason this facility fared so well overall is that it excelled in the category of short-term care, with a grade of B in that area. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is considered to be a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Another strong feature for this nursing home was inspections, where it earned a grade of B in that category. It outperformed most facilities in this category. Our inspection scores are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's government inspections. Places that excel in this category have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

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Long-term Care Quality

Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our higher grades in our long-term care category as well, with a B. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.05882 percent of its residents. This is a great way to minimize unnecessary deaths for the nursing home population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

The next category we scored was nursing, in which this nursing home was awarded a grade of B. This facility proved to be relatively strong in all areas we analyzed. There are numerous factors within this category. Many of these factors reflect nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as good indicators of the caliber of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Via Christi Village - Hays Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 8.74% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 9.56% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 7.14% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 18.66% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 28.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 6.81% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression may imply lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 97.05% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 17.6% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 12.46% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Via Christi Village - Hays, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of residents.