Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
2415 5th Ave South,
Escanaba MI 49829
76.96% estimated occupancy 1
With an address in Escanaba, Michigan, Christian Park Health Care Center is one of only three facilities in this city. Featuring an overall grade of D, this is a subpar nursing home. Escanaba received a city grade of B+, so there are some other options in the city worth looking at. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, we will discuss short-term care in the next section.
This nursing home actually received a very good score in our short-term care rating. In fact, we gave it a B+ for that category, which is a solid score. Our short-term care grades are crucial for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who returned home from this facility. This place fared better than most nursing homes in this area with 55.8 percent of its residents returning home.
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 2.9 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a low total compared with most nursing homes. In addition to ranking poorly in terms of nursing hours provided, this facility also fell short in certain metrics that focus on quality of care. This nursing home's nursing rating was pulled down by poor performance in the area of minimizing pressure ulcers. In fact, we found that 15.7 percent of this facility's patients experienced pressure ulcers. This is at least double the average nursing home.
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This nursing home received a good score in the area of inspections also. In fact, we gave it a B- for that category. This is another strong category grade for a nursing home that is quite weak overall. Inspection scores weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some 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 that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
The next category we graded is long-term care, in which this facility received a poor score in this area as well. It received a lowly F for this area, which is definitely a major concern. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care ratings. After considering the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 96.888885 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had just 0.29 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of long-term care residents which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 2.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall which resulted in severe injury.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of long-term care residents who have experienced urinary tract infections. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 13.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 18.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 3.45% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 91.71% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 12.37% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 19.59% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 1.35 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 19.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 10.82 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
In Christian Park Health Care Center, 76.52% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
