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Lutheran Home of Southbury

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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990 North Main Street,
Southbury CT 06488

(203) 264-9135

98.58% estimated occupancy 1

Lutheran Home of Southbury is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Southbury, Connecticut. We gave this nursing home an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the country. Based on our assessment, you can not go wrong with this facility. As you will see below, this place also performed just fine in our category grades. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Catheter Care

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Connecticut badge

Best Nursing Home in Connecticut Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Connecticut badge

Top Nursing Home in Connecticut Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Connecticut badge

Best Nursing Home in Connecticut Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

We also would like to emphasize the fact that this facility has received nearly flawless health inspections recently. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to note the fact that this nursing home was awarded a superb score of A in our short-term care area. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is frequently a meaningful assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also was given a fine long-term care grade. In fact, this is this nursing home's third most impressive category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. When facilities receive this kind of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 98.288506 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

The fourth area we analyzed was nursing, where this facility was given a grade of B+. This wrapped up a very impressive profile. Not many facilities received a B+ or better in in each area we assessed. Our nursing score looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of the nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Lutheran Home of Southbury Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 8.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 6.36% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients that sustained a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 0.55% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term stay residents that have sustained urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 10.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 16.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 0% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 98.42% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 16.62% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 21.3% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that mobility is vital to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 21.3% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 14.93% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Lutheran Home of Southbury, 50.76% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Waterbury HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.73 miles away64 Robbins St Waterbury Connecticut 06721Proprietary(203) 573-6000
  • Griffin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.21 miles away130 Division St Derby Connecticut 06418Voluntary non-profit - Other(203) 732-7500
  • Danbury HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.85 miles away24 Hospital Ave Danbury Connecticut 06810Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 739-7000
  • Yale-New Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.7 miles away20 York St New Haven Connecticut 06504Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 688-4242

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Greater Waterbury Dialysis8.59 miles away209 Highland Avenue Waterbury Connecticut 06708CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (203) 574-7933
  • Housatonic Dialysis10.35 miles away164 Mount Pleasant Rd Newtown Connecticut 06470Dialysis Stations: 10 (203) 270-0081
  • Davita Waterbury Dialysis Center11.86 miles away150 Mattatuck Heights Waterbury Connecticut 06705CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 419-0488
  • Danbury Dialysis Center13.83 miles away111 Osborne Street Suite 211 Danbury Connecticut 06810CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (203) 794-1938
  • Davita Shelton Dialysis16.71 miles away750 Bridgeport Avenue Shelton Connecticut 06484CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (203) 925-9520
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Southington17.38 miles away341 West Street Plantsville Connecticut 06479Dialysis Stations: 19 (860) 621-3557
  • Davita Hamden Dialysis17.87 miles away3000 Dixwell Avenue Suite 100 Hamden Connecticut 06518Dialysis Stations: 21 (203) 281-5361
  • Fmc Dialysis Services Forestville18.78 miles away135 Middle Street Bristol Connecticut 06010CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (860) 584-2155