Englewood Health & Rehabilitation Center
2237 Engle Rd, Fort Wayne IN 46809 · (260) 747-2353 · 75.97% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Englewood Health & Rehabilitation Center is a small government-owned facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B-. A grade in this range requires some decent scores. Even in a city featuring 26 other nursing homes, this facility should be a respectable choice. The best part of this facility's profile is is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 67 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of A-. This is a much better grade than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Fortunately, although this place 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 means the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a favorable short-term care score. As a matter of fact, we awarded it a grade of B in this area, which happens to be one of our better. Our short-term care scores are meaningful for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This place fared better than most nursing homes in this area with 53.9 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, at most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. In determining our nursing ratings, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as minimizing major falls. This facility performed admirably in this metric. Avoiding serious falls is generally a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Some falls can be prevented if a nursing home provides enough nurses to assist its patients.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was long-term care, proved to be this nursing home's worst category. We awarded this nursing home a D in that category. This was one of the few dings on an otherwise impressive profile. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the nursing home is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 93.43434 percent of its residents, which is a few points lower than we expected. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This was its best score in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Englewood Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some 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 tells you the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better