Christian Care Nursing Center is located in Muskegon, Michigan. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. This is really as good of a nursing home as you're going to find. We also gave this nursing home impressive scores in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Christian Care Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
Awards
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in long-term care, where it earned an A-. Few facilities did better in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. We scrutinized the levels of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours those nurses spent with patients, in determining our grade in this area. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is short-term care, where this facility received a grade of B+. This completed a very impressive report card. Few nursing homes received a B+ or better in every single category. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most critical for patients needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Christian Care Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 8.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who sustained a fall leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents which had a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 13.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 18.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 3.44% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 91.43% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 12.1% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 17.7% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that mobility is important for patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Christian Care Nursing Center, 17.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Muskegon, MI
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
Looking for more options? Muskegon, Michigan has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Health MuskegonAcute Care Hospitals 2.92 miles away1700 Clinton Street Muskegon Michigan 49442Voluntary non-profit - Private(231) 726-3511
- North Ottawa Community Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 11.5 miles away1309 Sheldon Rd Grand Haven Michigan 49417Government - Hospital District or Authority(616) 842-3600
Nearby Dialysis
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- Davita - Grand Haven11.87 miles away16964 Robbins Rd Grand Haven Michigan 49417Dialysis Stations: 12 (616) 847-2825