Swope Ridge Geriatric Center in Kansas City, MO

Swope Ridge Geriatric Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Kansas City, Missouri. It is located in Jackson county at 5900 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64130. You can reach out to the office of Swope Ridge Geriatric Center via phone at (816) 333-2700. This skilled nursing facility has 240 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 33.92%. Its legal business name is Care Center Of Kansas City and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Swope Ridge Geriatric Center (Medicare CCN 265145) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1980 (44 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in June, 2019.

Name	Swope Ridge Geriatric Center
Location	5900 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri
Certified By	Medicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	240
Occupancy Rate	33.92%
Medicare ID (CCN)	265145
Legal Business Name	Care Center Of Kansas City
Ownership Type	Non Profit - Corporation

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Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	2
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$34717
Number of Payment Denials	2
Total Number of Penalties	4

The resident survey data of Swope Ridge Geriatric Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	15.13	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	3.94	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	25.5	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.16	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	5.52	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	2.86	5.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0	0.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.33	3.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	95.02	93.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	14.98	14.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	59.76	83.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened	15.05	17.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	15.22	19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	8.09	7.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	92.96	95.98