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Catherine Kasper Life Center

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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9601 S Union Rd,
Donaldson IN 46513

(574) 935-1742

55.97% estimated occupancy 1

Catherine Kasper Life Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Donaldson, Indiana. This facility was given an A- overall, which is a high-end score. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. This place's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

We also wanted to point out that this nursing home has received nearly flawless inspections recently. We awarded them an A in this area. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

We also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was awarded a superb grade of A- in our long-term care category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the elderly population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our more favorable scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. In calculating our short-term care grades, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to devise a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we rated was nursing. We gave this nursing home a solid grade in that area, with a grade of B-. Although this is not on par with several of this facility's other grades, it is nevertheless not a major area of concern. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is far below the national average. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused metrics. We look at the percent of patients who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Catherine Kasper Life Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 8.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 3.92% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which experienced a urinary tract infection. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 3.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 26.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 0% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 98.89% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 17.61% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 7.46% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 7.46% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 7.48% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Catherine Kasper Life Center, 66.42% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.