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Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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750 E Main,
Harbor Springs MI 49740

(231) 526-2161

51.25% estimated occupancy ¹

Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac is an average-sized government-owned facility located in Harbor Springs, Michigan. This nursing home is a grade A facility, which is a high-end score. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top ten percentile of all facilities in the United States. Headlining this facility's stellar report card is its nursing grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling

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Nurse Quality

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. We assessed the qualifications of nurses employed by the nursing home, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses spent with residents, in determining our grade in this area. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Michigan in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a patient more often.

Short-term Care Quality

This exemplary facility also was superb in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A+. Very few facilities fared better in this area. Short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

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Facility Inspections

Another impressive feature of this facility is its inspection grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Long-term Care Quality

Switching gears to our fourth category, this nursing home was awarded a high-end long-term care rating. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ in that area, finishing off one of our finer profiles. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 2.59% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 0.43% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who had UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 12.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 9.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 99.62% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 10.14% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 14.26% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Bay Bluffs-Emmet Co Med Care Fac, 0.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.