Dj Jacobetti Home for Veterans
425 Fisher St, Marquette MI 49855 · (906) 226-3576 · 91.35% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Dj Jacobetti Home for Veterans is an average-sized government-owned nursing home in Marquette, Michigan. With an overall rating of B-, this looks like a middle of the pack facility. Based on our analysis, this nursing home has some redeeming qualities. We were also pleased to find that this facility received consistently decent grades in all of the other areas we looked at. Additional information about these categories is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 81 Beds
CCRC :
Government - State
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
We want to point out that this facility received favorable marks in our short-term care category this year. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a B+. This proved to be the facility's best grade and helped its profile quite a bit. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's higher category scores came in the category of long-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. It actually outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 97.57786 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a deadly ailment for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. This place was also able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a substantially better hospitalization rate than the majority of nursing homes.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received favorable government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. This grade is also better than the facility's overall score. Our inspection grades are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our final category, this facility received a decent nursing grade of B-. We analyzed the qualifications of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the number of hours the nurses spent with residents, in determining our score in this category. This nursing home provided just 0 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is far below average. Finally, our nursing ratings also factor in some quality-focused statistics. We especially look at the percent of patients who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these issues.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dj Jacobetti Home for Veterans Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which suffered from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, such as dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry believe that mobility is vital to patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better