Village Villa
PO Box 346, Nortonville KS 66060 · (913) 886-6400 · 79.55% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Village Villa is a small government-owned nursing home located in Nortonville, Kansas. With an overall rating of D, this is a relatively poor nursing home. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Nortonville. The best thing we can say about this nursing home is that it didn't receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 45 Beds
CCRC :
Government - State
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we were not very complementary of this facility's overall score, it received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with an A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of B- for our nursing rating. Our nursing rating is mostly based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides an impressive 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also considered some quality-based metrics. This place fared well in some of the quality measures we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility outpaced the national average. This is often an indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented with better nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's next most favorable area came in the area of long-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. This facility's vaccination records were not as impressive as its nursing hours. It administered the pneumonia vaccine to just 71.32353 percent of its residents. We would love to see some improvement herein this statistic next year. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. This nursing home didn't excel here either, with 3.49 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. While this figure is somewhat concerning, this statistic can be skewed for some facilities due to the medical complexity of residents.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our last category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D in our short-term care category. This was the facility's worst category rating. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most critical for patients in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. With a grade of this caliber for this category, we were not stunned to learn this place was well below average in two of the key staffing areas we looked at. It supplied significantly fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 34 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Village Villa Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents that have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of 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 metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better