Aperion Care Demotte
10352 N 600 E County Line Rd, Demotte IN 46310 · (219) 345-5211 · 76.45% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Aperion Care Demotte is an average-sized facility in Demotte, Indiana. With a abysmal overall grade of F, this facility didn't fare well in our assessment. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Demotte. The city has just one other nursing home. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 93 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. We especially look at the severity of those deficiencies. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this nursing home only earned a D for its short-term care grade, which was actually one of its more favorable category grades. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is often a fair assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Given its weak grade in this area, we weren't shocked to discover this place offered far fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 36.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the area of nursing care. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of training of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This place provided just 2.8 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is not a very impressive figure. To pair with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this facility also did not perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percentage of residents experiencing pressure ulcers and major falls. This place had more falls and pressure ulcers than the average facility. This may be a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores and falls are preventable with better nursing care. Unfortunately, these statistics hurt this facility's nursing rating quite a bit.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed is long-term care. Sadly, it received an F for this category, which is a rock bottom score. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.29 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aperion Care Demotte Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better