Cathedral Health Care Center is in Jasper, Indiana, a city with 21,009 people. This nursing home proved to be a respectable facility, with an overall grade of B-. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Cathedral Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a decent facility is it received a very favorable inspection score. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+. Inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 11 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident health or safety. A couple relatively minor dings aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an B+. When calculating our nursing grades, we look at both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a strong score in our short-term care category. We awarded this nursing home a better than average grade of B in that category. Our short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. 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. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated was long-term care. For that category, we awarded this facility a C. In our long-term care rating, we focus on the sheer volume of services offered by a nursing home, along with a series of quality statistics. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 95.20958 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cathedral Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 3.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 4.19% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 4.4% of Patients had UTIs
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents that experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic may be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 33.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for treating several conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 53.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents who are given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 3.9% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 97.6% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 11.59% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 10.46% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 10.46% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cathedral Health Care Center, 33.5% 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 Cathedral Health Care Center, 67.07% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Memorial Hospital and Health Care CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.26 miles away800 W 9th St Jasper Indiana 47546Voluntary non-profit - Church(812) 996-2345
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Jasper Dialysis0.33 miles away671 3 Rd Ave Suite A Jasper Indiana 47546CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (812) 482-1791