Forest Park Health Campus
2401 South L St, Richmond IN 47374 · (765) 966-5705 · 75.28% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Forest Park Health Campus is a small government-owned nursing home in Richmond, Indiana. This facility received an A- overall, which is one of the best grades we offer. A grade of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. This proved to be one of the top three nursing homes in the city. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 70 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection grades are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was strong in the category of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Very few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 98.295456 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.41 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a very strong short-term care score. Indeed, this ended up being its third most impressive category score. In that category, this facility received a score of A-. In calculating our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This area is generally a reliable measure of the facility's rehabilitation services. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in the country in this area with 67.4 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we looked at is nursing. This nursing home received a strong nursing grade this year, with a B-. While this isn't as good as a few of its other grades, this is nevertheless a decent score in this area. Our nursing score is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also considered some quality-based assessments. This facility fared well in a few of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the number of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed better than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Forest Park Health Campus Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which had a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients that have experienced a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better