Autumnwood of Deckerville is located in Deckerville, Michigan, a city with a total of 2,879 people. This facility was given an overall grade of B-, which is a good grade. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely far worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next section.
Autumnwood of Deckerville
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility outperformed its overall score in the area of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in this category with an A-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively minor. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given an impressive grade in our short-term care category. We gave this facility a better than average grade of B in this area. In determining our short-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The goal is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. When determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the quantity of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the level of skill of those nurses. This place averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we scored was long-term care, which is this nursing home's weakest area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that area. Naturally, this score hurt the nursing home's overall grade to some degree. If you are seeking anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 97.1831 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Autumnwood of Deckerville Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 8.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients which are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 2.88% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients that have sustained a UTI. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 13.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 18.73% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term residents who are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 3.47% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients showing signs of depression. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 91.4% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 12.4% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 19.67% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 1.35 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 19.67 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 10.71 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Autumnwood of Deckerville, 76.5% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Deckerville Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.23 miles away3559 Pine St Deckerville Michigan 48427Voluntary non-profit - Private(810) 376-2835
- Mckenzie Health SystemCritical Access Hospitals 8.58 miles away120 N Delaware Street Sandusky Michigan 48471Voluntary non-profit - Private(810) 648-3770
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Sandusky8.89 miles away47 Dawson St Ste 3 Sandusky Michigan 48471Dialysis Stations: 12 (810) 648-9490