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Pulaski Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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624 E 13th St,
Winamac IN 46996

(574) 946-3394

68.96% estimated occupancy 1

Pulaski Health Care Center is a small government-owned facility in Winamac, Indiana. This nursing home proved to be a well above average facility, with an overall grade of B+. Based on our ratings, you could do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which you can find in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care scores this year. In fact, we gave it one of our better scores in that area, with a score of B+. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was awarded a favorable long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.24812 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the elderly population. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last area we rated was nursing. In that category, we awarded this facility a decent grade of B-. This was this nursing home's weakest category. In calculating our nursing ratings, we look at both staffing levels and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we also factored a few quality-based metrics into our nursing ratings. This nursing home was relatively weak in two of the major metrics we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its patients' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are often measures of the quality of nursing care offered.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Pulaski Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 17.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who suffered from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great measure of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 4.51% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 0.81% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 8.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 15.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 99.62% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 13.21% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 22.88% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 22.88% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 3.73% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Pulaski Health Care Center, 61.59% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Pulaski Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.02 miles away616 E 13th St Winamac Indiana 46996Voluntary non-profit - Other(574) 946-2100
  • Starke HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.03 miles away102 E Culver Rd Knox Indiana 46534Proprietary(574) 772-1102

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dsi - Knox Dialysis15.99 miles away1008 S Edgewood Drive Knox Indiana 46534Dialysis Stations: 9 (574) 772-2480