Evangelical Home - Saline is a large non-profit facility located in Saline, Michigan. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A grade in this range requires some decent marks. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly far worse nursing homes out there. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Evangelical Home - Saline
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. If it wasn't for this category, this facility's overall grade would have been much worse. Short-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score is mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning a patient even once per day.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facilities next best area is long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road score in this category. Long-term care grades are often used to gauge a facility's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services provided by a skilled nursing facility. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 92.79778 percent of its residents. This is slightly below what we expected but still a respectable percentage. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
Lastly, turning to our inspection category, we gave this nursing home a C. Our inspection score is based on the facility's government inspections. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but fortunately none were category G through L deficiencies. This indicates this facility dodged the more significant categories of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Evangelical Home - Saline Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 5.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 2.49% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 8.01% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which had UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 11.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 17.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 1.76% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 95.89% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 15.09% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 17.52% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 17.52% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 6.78% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Evangelical Home - Saline, 72.54% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- University of Michigan Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 8.76 miles away1500 E Medical Center Drive, Spc 5474 Ann Arbor Michigan 48109Voluntary non-profit - Private(734) 764-1505
- St Joseph Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.35 miles away5301 E Huron River Dr Ann Arbor Michigan 48106Voluntary non-profit - Church(734) 712-3456
- Forest Health Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.78 miles away135 S Prospect St Ypsilanti Michigan 48198Government - Hospital District or Authority(734) 547-4700
- Promedica Herrick HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.73 miles away500 E Pottawatamie Street Tecumseh Michigan 49286Government - Federal(517) 424-3000
- St Joseph Mercy ChelseaAcute Care Hospitals 15.16 miles away775 S Main St Chelsea Michigan 48118Voluntary non-profit - Private(734) 475-3911
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