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Alpha Home - A Waters Community

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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2640 Cold Spring Rd,
Indianapolis IN 46222

(317) 923-1518

70.69% estimated occupancy 1

Alpha Home - A Waters Community is a facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana which has a total of 910,148 people. With a bottom of the barrel overall grade of F, this nursing home didn't fare well in our assessment. Indianapolis received a city grade of C, so there are other options in the city worth looking at. Finally, we were surprised to learn that this facility earned a decent grade in the area of nursing. We provide additional information about this category below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Even though this facility's overall score was as bad as it gets, it didn't perform as badly in the area of nursing. We awarded it a C for that area. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This figure is significantly below average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. Although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in a few of these quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it did very well in this subcategory. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving patients even once per day.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

Among this facility's alarming category grades was an F for its inspection grade. More often than not, this means we found some red flags on the facility's inspection reports. For facilities with bad inspection ratings, you should focus on any severe deficiencies found on their inspection reports. This facility had 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a risk to patient health or safety. Finally, we also would like to point out that this place received significant government fines in recent years of over $100,000. This typically indicates that a nursing home'sbad performance spanned several years.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Unfortunately, we gave this facility an F for its long-term care score. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care likely don't provide the kind of consistent around the clock care that some other nursing homes provide. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were concerned by the fact that this facility vaccinated just 44.334976 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Moving on to the last area, this facility really did not perform well here either. Due to a poor grade of F in short-term care, this is just about as as uninspiring as it gets. In determining these short-term care grades, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to create a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Not surprisingly, we learned that this facility offers significantly less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than a typical facility. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who eventually returned home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Alpha Home - A Waters Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 5.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 0.49% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 0.5% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 15.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 21.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 16.15% of Patients

This is the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 68.11% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 18.52% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 19.84% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 19.84% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 12.47% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Alpha Home - A Waters Community, 82.92% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Indianapolis, IN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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