Kearny County Hospital Ltcu

Clinical Quality Measures

• Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

  3.8%

  national median 0.9%

  worse than the national median

• Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury

  5.1%

  national median 2.8%

  worse than the national median

• Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened

  17.1%

  national median 12.5%

  worse than the national median

• Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers

  0.0%

  national median 4.2%

  better than the national median

• Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

  18.6%

  national median 13.4%

  worse than the national median

Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).

Nurse Staffing

Nurse staffing per resident per day

5.8 hours

KS average: 4.1 hours · National: 3.9 hours

All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day

1.2 hours

KS average: 0.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours

RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.

Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day

5.1 hours

KS average: 3.6 hours · National: 3.4 hours

Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.

Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.

Penalties & Enforcement

8 fines totaling $69,565 in the recent inspection window (most recent: February 20, 2024).

Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.

Ownership

Ownership type

Government - County

CMS has not published detailed ownership records for this facility.