Mt Carmel Home – Keens Memorial

Mt. Carmel Home – Keens Memorial is a 75-bed nursing home at 412 West 18th Street, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, administered by Emily Birdsley and owned by Corpus Christi Carmelites, Inc., a voluntary non-profit community. The facility provides skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, and daycare services, accepting Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Approximately 76 percent of new admissions are Medicare-covered short-term rehabilitation stays, 16 percent private pay, and 8 percent Medicaid.

Staffing is exceptionally robust. Adjusted total nursing hours per resident per day reach 6 hours 31 minutes, ranking third among 117 Nebraska nursing homes and 50 percent above the state average of 4 hours 20 minutes. Nurse aides provide 4 hours 30 minutes per day, 63 percent above the state average of 2 hours 46 minutes. Licensed practical nurses deliver 1 hour 7 minutes per day, 56 percent above the state average of 43 minutes. Registered nurses provide 33 minutes per day, 23 percent below the state average of 43 minutes. Weekend total nursing hours reach 5 hours 14 minutes per day, 45 percent above the state average of 3 hours 37 minutes. Physical therapy hours are constrained at 2 minutes per resident per day, 33 percent below the state average. Occupancy runs at 91 percent with 68 residents in 75 beds, ranking 22nd among Nebraska nursing homes and exceeding the state average of 70.3 percent.

Mt. Carmel’s inspection record demonstrates sustained compliance with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health standards. The inspection on November 16, 2023, found the facility in compliance with licensure renewal without noted deficiencies. Earlier inspections documented citations primarily related to delayed call light responses, care plan revisions following resident altercations, medication administration, fire safety code violations, and housekeeping deficiencies. Complaint investigations were predominantly unsubstantiated. The facility records no fines or license suspensions and has incurred no federal penalties in the past three years.

CMS ratings place Mt. Carmel significantly above state benchmarks. Overall rating is 5 of 5 stars (2.2 points above Nebraska average of 2.8), health inspection rating is 5 of 5 stars (2.2 points above average), staffing rating is 4 of 5 stars (0.9 points above average), and quality measures rating is 3 of 5 stars (0.3 points above average). Long-stay residents experienced hospitalizations at 1.29 per 1,000 days (28 percent better than state average of 1.80) and emergency department visits at 1.38 per 1,000 days (29 percent better than the state average of 1.95). Short-stay residents showed rehospitalization at 16.9 percent (19 percent better than state average of 20.9 percent) and zero percent falls with major injury (100 percent better than state average of 0.8 percent). Successful return to home or community reached 43.1 percent (15 percent worse than state average of 50.6 percent).

Families considering Mt. Carmel should discuss physical therapy protocols and verify their specific care needs align with the facility’s emphasis on short-stay Medicare admissions.

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