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Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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3175 Lancer St,
Portage IN 46368

(219) 762-9571

64.56% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

With an address in Portage, Indiana, Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center is one of just a couple facilities in this city. This nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel overall rating based on the data we assessed. Based on our ratings, this nursing home probably isn't a fit for any prospective resident. Finally, we were surprised to learn that this nursing home received a decent grade in our long-term care category. You can find more information about this category below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

We also wanted to draw your attention to this facility's poor nursing grade where it received an F. Our nursing score is largely based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home offered a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is not a very impressive figure. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. This facility performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these statistics to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility wound up receiving a an abysmal score in our long-term care category. It received a lowly F in this area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means the nursing home didn't perform well in our measures relating to resident care. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. We were a bit worried that this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to a relatively low 84.345795 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this nursing home actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last area we rated was short-term care, in which this facility received a rock bottom score here as well. Sadly, it received a lowly F in this area, which is obviously somewhat alarming. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Given its abysmal grade in this category, we weren't surprised to learn that this place offers substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 3.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics sunk this nursing home's short-term care grade.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 7.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 2.34% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often associated with poor nursing care. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 2.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 30.79% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 87.97% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 12.43% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 7.64% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 7.64% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 15.84% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Brickyard Healthcare Portage Care Center, 92.38% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Mary Medical Center IncAcute Care Hospitals 5.23 miles away1500 S Lake Park Ave Hobart Indiana 46342Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 942-0551
  • Porter Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.67 miles away85 East Us Hwy 6 Valparaiso Indiana 46383Proprietary(219) 983-8300
  • Methodist Hospitals IncAcute Care Hospitals 9.51 miles away600 Grant St Gary Indiana 46402Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 886-4000
  • St Catherine Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 14.74 miles away4321 Fir St East Chicago Indiana 46312Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 392-7004
  • Franciscan Health Crown PointAcute Care Hospitals 14.83 miles away1201 S Main St Crown Point Indiana 46307Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 757-6100
  • Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.83 miles away901 Macarthur Blvd Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 836-1600
  • Franciscan Health MunsterAcute Care Hospitals 17.22 miles away701 Superior Ave Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 922-4200
  • Franciscan Health HammondAcute Care Hospitals 18.01 miles away5454 Hohman Ave Hammond Indiana 46320Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 932-2300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Portage Dialysis Center0.67 miles away5950 Us Highway 6 Portage Indiana 46368Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 762-5731
  • Davita - Portage0.79 miles away5823 Us Hwy 6 Portage Indiana 46368Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 764-0564
  • Dialysis Center of Portage LLC1.07 miles away5615 Us Highway 6 Portage Indiana 46368Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 762-4848
  • Fmc - Hobart5.52 miles away1330 S. Wisconsin Street Hobart Indiana 46342CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 947-9289
  • Davita - Chesterton6.7 miles away711 Plaza Drive, Suite 6 Chesterton Indiana 46304Dialysis Stations: 12 (219) 926-6049
  • Dsi - Coffee Creek Dialysis6.95 miles away3100 Village Point, Suite 101 Chesterton Indiana 46304Dialysis Stations: 19 (219) 395-8020
  • Davita - Gary8.33 miles away4802 Broadway Gary Indiana 46408CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (219) 887-1199
  • Merrillville North Dialysis Center8.82 miles away6059 Broadway Merrillville Indiana 46410CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (219) 980-1090