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Medilodge of Clare

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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600 Se 4th St,
Clare MI 48617

(989) 386-7723

71.52% estimated occupancy 1

Medilodge of Clare is an average-sized nursing home located in Clare, Michigan. Sporting an overall score of B+, this nursing home should work for most prospective patients. Based on our analysis, this place looks like a good fit for most people. This place's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Respite Care

Specialized Services

  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Podiatry
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Oncology Care
  • Catheter Care

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Michigan badge

Top Nursing Home in Michigan Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Michigan Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among the reasons we rated this nursing home so well is that it received a dominant short-term care grade. Indeed, short-term care is its second most favorable category score. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A-. Our short-term care grade is generally used to measure a facility's rehabilitation services. To have good rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer better levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the number of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. The nursing grade is based on numerous datapoints. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a resident at least once a day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Moving on to the last category, we gave this facility a D in long-term care. This was the nursing home's worst category grade. However, you shouldn't over-emphasize one poor score. For patients looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. After we finished assessing the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 98.12206 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Medilodge of Clare Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Medilodge of Clare, 9.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Medilodge of Clare, 2.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who have sustained a fall leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Medilodge of Clare, 0.95% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Medilodge of Clare, 12.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Medilodge of Clare, 26.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Medilodge of Clare, 8.63% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Medilodge of Clare, 99.06% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Medilodge of Clare, 13.04% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Medilodge of Clare, 16% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Medilodge of Clare, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Medilodge of Clare, 16% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Medilodge of Clare, 19.81% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Medilodge of Clare, 71.23% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mclaren Central MichiganAcute Care Hospitals 15.24 miles away1221 South Drive Mount Pleasant Michigan 48858Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 772-6700
  • Midmichigan Medical Center-GladwinCritical Access Hospitals 17.1 miles away515 Quarter Street Gladwin Michigan 48624Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 426-9286

Nearby Dialysis

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