Hilltop Estates

  About Hilltop Estates

  Hilltop Estates Owner & Operator Information

  Hilltop Estates Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Hilltop Estates spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	0.68	0.72 / 0.67
Case Mix	0.68	0.64 / 0.66
Adjusted	0.66	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	0.62	0.68 / 0.88
Case Mix	0.90	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.60	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	2.22	2.71 / 2.29
Case Mix	2.34	NA / NA
Adjusted	2.16	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.30	1.40 / 1.55
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.04	0.04 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	3.52	4.11 / 3.84
Case Mix	3.92	3.65 / 3.82
Adjusted	3.42	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	20.9% / 20.4% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	6.8% / 11.2% Better
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.9% / 1.7% Worse
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.8% / 1.6% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	16.8% / 14.5% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	2.4% / 5.4% Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	23.7% / 50.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	0.0% / 2.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	2.0% / 3.3% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	4.5% / 4.5% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.3% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	7.2% / 4.6% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	100.0% / 93.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	14.4% / 19.2% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	93.4% / 80.1% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	0.0% / 2.3% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	22.1% / 17.2% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	6.2% / 19.4% Better
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	12.1% / 6.2% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	100.0% / 95.8% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	75.8% / 80.2% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	86.9% / 73.8% Better

  Hospitals Near Hilltop Estates

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Hilltop Estates.

Hilltop Estates is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
GOTHENBURG HEALTH PO BOX 469 910 20TH ST GOTHENBURG, NE 69138	Not Available
COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL P O BOX 108, 300 EAST 12TH ST COZAD, NE 69130	Not Available
CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL P O BOX 100, 211 E KIMBALL CALLAWAY, NE 68825	Not Available
LEXINGTON REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER P O BOX 980, 1201 NORTH ERIE ST LEXINGTON, NE 68850	Not Available

Ratings History for Hilltop Estates

  Medical Professionals Associated with Hilltop Estates

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Hilltop Estates. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• MICHELLE CHEW ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
• KAYLA KNAUSS ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
• ANNA DALRYMPLE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
• AARON SALOMON ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
• NATALIE WASKOWIAK ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )
• GARRET SHAW ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of October 01, 2024.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Elwood Care Center (ELWOOD, NE)	27.333 / 3:
Hilltop Estates (GOTHENBURG, NE)	28 / 3:
Emerald Nursing and Rehab Cozad (COZAD, NE)	38.667 / 3:
Callaway Good Life Center, Inc (CALLAWAY, NE)	52.667 / 1:

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