Chalet of Niles
911 S 3rd St, Niles MI 49120 · (269) 684-4320 · 51.8% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Chalet of Niles is an average-sized nursing home located in Niles, Michigan. With an overall rating of F, we consider this to be a lower end nursing home. This facility didn't have any redeeming qualities. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is nursing, which is discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 100 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
Although we graded this nursing home very poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that area. Nursing grades are mostly associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. While this place didn't really impress in terms of the quantity of nursing care provided, it performed admirably in some of our quality-based metrics. In fact, it was above average in two of the statistics we look at, with favorable scores for minimizing its patients' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
This place performed well in inspections also. We awarded it a B- for that category, which is a respectable score. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 14 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
We gave this facility just a D for our short-term care rating. This is not one of our better scores. With our short-term care grade, we endeavor to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. With its grade in this category, we weren't surprised to discover that this place was well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the figures we looked at. Honestly, this was what we expected to find. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 42.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed was long-term care, in which this nursing home received a very poor score in this area also. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this area, which is obviously a major disappointment. Facilities that don't fare well in this category typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 28.08989 percent of its patients. This is significantly less than the national average. Surprisingly, this nursing home wasn't as bad as we expected at keeping its residents out of the hospital. While it had 1.81 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic wasn't bad since it had some more complicated patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chalet of Niles Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks 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 measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better