Ascension Living St. Joseph Place is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Leawood, Kansas. Sporting an overall score of B, this facility is a fine option. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Ascension Living St. Joseph Place
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This facility received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially want to point out its excellent government inspections in recent years. We gave them an A- in this category. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of B. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. Short-term care grades are typically used to score a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to provide quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility is also strong in the category of long-term care, where it was awarded a score of B. It performed better than most nursing homes in this area. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After we finished assessing the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 95.09537 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is too frequently a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final category we rated is nursing. This facility was awarded a B- for the category. The nursing category analyzes quite a few data points, many of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ascension Living St. Joseph Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint may be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 5.98% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 91.04% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 16.84% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 19.61% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 10.57 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ascension Living St. Joseph Place, 74.57% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Menorah Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.32 miles away5721 West 119th Street Leawood Kansas 66209Voluntary non-profit - Other(913) 498-6773
- Saint Luke's South HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.3 miles away12300 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park Kansas 66213Voluntary non-profit - Other(913) 317-7904
- St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.64 miles away1000 Carondelet Dr Kansas City Missouri 64114Proprietary(816) 942-4400
- Overland Park Reg Med CtrAcute Care Hospitals 4.55 miles away10500 Quivira Road Lenexa Kansas 66215Proprietary(913) 541-5000
- Adventhealth Shawnee MissionAcute Care Hospitals 6.23 miles away9100 W 74th Street Overland Park Kansas 66204Voluntary non-profit - Church(913) 676-2152
- Research Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.04 miles away2316 E Meyer Blvd Kansas City Missouri 64132Proprietary(816) 276-4000
- St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityAcute Care Hospitals 9.71 miles away4401 Wornall Road Kansas City Missouri 64111Voluntary non-profit - Private(816) 932-2000
- University of Kansas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.08 miles away4000 Cambridge Street Kansas City Kansas 66160Government - Hospital District or Authority(913) 588-7332
Nearby Dialysis
- Nall Dialysis0.61 miles away10787 Nall Ave #130 Leawood Kansas 66211Dialysis Stations: 15 (913) 649-2671
- Bio-Medical Applications of Leawood0.95 miles away6751 W 119th St Leawood Kansas 66209Dialysis Stations: 18 (913) 491-6341
- Dialysis Clinics, Inc - State Line Dialysis2.89 miles away621 Carondelet Dr Kansas City Missouri 64114Dialysis Stations: 8 (816) 942-3650
- Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Saint Joseph3 miles away650 Carondelet Dr Kansas City Missouri 64114CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 38 (816) 941-0595
- Timberlake Dialysis3.09 miles away12110 Holmes Rd Kansas City Missouri 64145Dialysis Stations: 12 (816) 942-3827
- Davita Overland Park Dialysis4.56 miles away12201 W 110th St Overland Park Kansas 66210Dialysis Stations: 16 (913) 451-5984
- Concerto Kansas, LLC5 miles away6740 W 121st St Suite 100 Leawood Kansas 66209Dialysis Stations: 1 (913) 283-8063
- Johnson County Dialysis5.45 miles away10453 W 84th Terrace Overland Park Kansas 66214CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (913) 492-2044