American Village is in Indianapolis, Indiana, which is one of the largest cities in the nation. With an overall rating of B+, this looks like a strong facility. At the end of the day, this facility looks like a solid choice for most people. Fortunately, this place did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
American Village
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Government - County
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our short-term care grade. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's inspections. Places that score well in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A few relatively minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. When calculating a facility's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents and the level of licensure of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated is long-term care. We gave this facility an acceptable grade in this area, with a grade of B-. Even though this isn't as dominant as many of this facility's other scores, it is still a middle of the pack score. In the category of long-term care, we focus on the amount of care offered by a nursing home, as opposed to more medically-intensive services. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated just 87.08791 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this place excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
American Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In American Village, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In American Village, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This gauges the percent of long-term residents that experienced a fall resulting in serious injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In American Village, 1.96% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In American Village, 13.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In American Village, 21.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically used to treat patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In American Village, 12.38% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In American Village, 91.56% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In American Village, 16.12% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In American Village, 17.5% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In American Village, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In American Village, 17.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In American Village, 11.23 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures 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
In American Village, 73.53% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Indianapolis, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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