Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center is a facility in Bay City, Michigan, a city with 67,858 people. With an overall score of B+, this looks like a very good nursing home. You could definitely do much worse than this place. The best part of this place's report card was is its short-term care rating. We discuss short-term care in the next paragraph.
Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled at short-term care, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. In computing our short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is considered to be a useful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving a resident even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we rated is long-term care, where this facility was given a B-. While this proved to be its lowest category grade, this is still a middle of the pack score. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 92.63804 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be a bit lower than we were hoping for but still a respectable figure. Nevertheless, this facility excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization 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.
Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 8.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 13.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 18.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 3.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 91.43% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 12.1% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 17.7% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who remained mobile levels. Some argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 17.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 10.81 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of 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 Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center, 77.3% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Bay City, MI
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Bay City, Michigan has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mclaren Bay RegionAcute Care Hospitals 2.9 miles away1900 Columbus Ave Bay City Michigan 48708Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 894-3000
- Healthsource SaginawAcute Care Hospitals 11.99 miles away3340 Hospital Road Saginaw Michigan 48603Voluntary non-profit - Other(989) 790-7888
- Covenant Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.19 miles away1447 N Harrison Saginaw Michigan 48602Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 583-4000
- Ascension St Mary's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.26 miles away800 S Washington Avenue Saginaw Michigan 48601Voluntary non-profit - Church(989) 776-8000
- Midmichigan Medical Center-MidlandAcute Care Hospitals 16.98 miles away4000 Wellness Drive Midland Michigan 48670Voluntary non-profit - Other(989) 839-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Bay City Dialysis0.24 miles away3170 Professional Ct Bay City Michigan 48706CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (989) 686-8782
- Bay Area Reg Dialysis - Essexville4.27 miles away1536 W Center Rd Essexville Michigan 48732Dialysis Stations: 24 (989) 894-2810
- Gulch Dialysis LLC8.3 miles away5641 Bay Rd Saginaw Michigan 48604Dialysis Stations: 13 (989) 249-1350
- Bay Area Regl Dialysis Ctr - Saginaw8.97 miles away4800 Mcleod Dr E Saginaw Michigan 48604CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (989) 790-9440
- Saginaw Dialysis Clinic - Davita12.22 miles away311 Hoyt Ave Saginaw Michigan 48607Dialysis Stations: 13 (989) 771-5094
- Bay Area Regl Dialysis Ctr - Saginaw Riverside12.63 miles away920 N Niagara St Saginaw Michigan 48602CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (989) 921-2170
- Town Center Dialysis - Davita12.85 miles away323 N Michigan Ave Saginaw Michigan 48602CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (989) 791-3624
- Davita - Midland Dialysis15.34 miles away4901 Jefferson Ave Midland Michigan 48640CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (989) 839-7770