Advantage Living Center - Southgate
15400 Trenton Road, Southgate MI 48195 · (734) 284-4620 · 80.7% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
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.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 100 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
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.
Nurse Quality
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.
Short-term Care Quality
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.
Long-term Care Quality
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.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Advantage Living Center - Southgate Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better