Brownsburg Meadows
2 E Tilden, Brownsburg IN 46112 · (317) 852-8585 · 91.7% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Brownsburg Meadows is in Brownsburg, Indiana, a city with 33,662 people. We gave this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. This is just about as good of a nursing home as you'll find. You also may want to review this facility's category grades below. We discuss long-term care in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 147 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Other
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also performed well in long-term care, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.77376 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. The last datapoint we assessed was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 3.3 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. While this admittedly wasn't as impressive as most of its other scores in this area, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to some of the medical complexity of residents.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next category, this facility was awarded a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- in this area. Our short-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. This nursing home boosted its score in this category by offering more physical therapy hours to its residents than the average facility. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes in the nation with 70.8 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
Nurse Quality
The last category we looked at was this facility's worst area. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it a decent grade of C for nursing. Our nursing category is based on quite a few subcategories, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing ratings also weigh quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed above average in this area. This is typically a good indicator of how carefully a place's nursing staff is tending to its patients. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses and better safety protocols are used.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brownsburg Meadows Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who had a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better