Advantage Living Center - Southgate

Advantage Living Center - Southgate is the only facility we found in Southgate, Michigan. Sporting an overall rating of D, this is a well below average nursing home. This facility seems to have very little going for it. If you aren't deterred by this place's profile, you can continue reading to find out about its category grades. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

Although we were not high on this place's overall performance, it actually received an impressive inspection report this year with few dings from the applicable government inspectors. As a result, it received one of our better grades in that category with a grade of B+. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid facilities with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

We also gave this facility a strong grade in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. This is better than most nursing homes in this category. The nursing rating analyzes a handful of components, but the paramount consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

This facilities third best area was short-term care. We awarded it a B- in this category. This is basically a slightly below average grade in this area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return home from this facility. It performed respectably in this area with 45.2 percent of its residents returning home.

The next category we looked at was long-term care, in which this nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel grade here also. It received an abysmal F for this category, which is obviously a major concern. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.59 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.