Located in Brownsburg, Indiana, Brownsburg Health Care Center is one of a mere two available nursing homes there. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B-. A grade in this range requires some respectable marks. Based on our ratings, there are certainly far worse facilities out there. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its strong inspection reports, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Brownsburg Health Care Center
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
We want to point out that this facility really outperformed its overall score in the category of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in this category with an A-. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B in our short-term care category. This happens to be one of our more impressive grades. Our short-term care grades are important for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final metric we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next most favorable category turned out to be its long-term care grade, where it received a C. Long-term care ratings are important for patients in need of personal care. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 97.87234 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. This facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our final area, this nursing home was given an acceptable nursing score of C. The nursing score features several data points. The most heavily weighted variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. While this nursing home did not have as many nursing hours per resident as many of the other nursing homes we looked at, it was still better than average in the area of avoiding falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brownsburg Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 2.66% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are often associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who have sustained UTI's. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 13.89% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 18.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 1.63% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 97.05% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 11.66% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 23.18% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 0 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 23.18% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 13.1% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brownsburg Health Care Center, 65.59% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Iu Health West HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.87 miles away1111 N Ronald Reagan Pkwy Avon Indiana 46123Proprietary(317) 217-3000
- St Vincent Neighborhood HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.85 miles away9613 East Us Highway 36 Avon Indiana 46123Proprietary(317) 703-1999
- Hendricks Regional HealthAcute Care Hospitals 7.95 miles away1000 E Main St Danville Indiana 46122Government - Local(317) 745-4451
- St Vincent Hospital & Health ServicesAcute Care Hospitals 11.41 miles away2001 W 86th St Indianapolis Indiana 46260Voluntary non-profit - Church(317) 338-7000
- Eskenazi HealthAcute Care Hospitals 11.56 miles away720 Eskenazi Avenue Indianapolis Indiana 46202Government - Local(317) 880-4818
- Indiana University HealthAcute Care Hospitals 11.79 miles away1701 N Senate Blvd Indianapolis Indiana 46202Voluntary non-profit - Private(317) 962-5900
- St Vincent Heart Center of Indiana LLCAcute Care Hospitals 14.05 miles away10580 N Meridian St Indianapolis Indiana 46290Proprietary(317) 583-5000
- Indiana University Health North HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.73 miles away11700 N Meridian St Carmel Indiana 46032Voluntary non-profit - Private(317) 688-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Brownsburg Clinic1.92 miles away124 East Northfield Drive Brownsburg Indiana 46112Dialysis Stations: 10 (317) 858-3561
- Davita - Eagle Highlands5.28 miles away6925 Shore Terrace Indianapolis Indiana 46254Dialysis Stations: 16 (317) 295-0423
- Davita - Avon Dialysis5.35 miles away9210 Rockville Road, Ste D Indianapolis Indiana 46234Dialysis Stations: 16 (317) 209-2544
- Us Renal Care- Nw Indianapolis Renal Center6.9 miles away6488 Corporate Drive Indianapolis Indiana 46268CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (317) 328-9667
- Fmc - Indianapolis-West7.04 miles away805 Beachway Drive Suite 100 Indianapolis Indiana 46224Dialysis Stations: 18 (317) 484-3550
- Fmc - Hendricks County7.69 miles away1594 E Main Street Danville Indiana 46122Dialysis Stations: 21 (317) 718-0347
- Davita - Westview Dialysis8.22 miles away3749 Commercial Dr. Indianapolis Indiana 46222CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (317) 299-4693
- Davita - Plainfield9.81 miles away8110 Network Drive Plainfield Indiana 46168CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (317) 838-8089