Golden Living Center-Brandywine
745 N Swope St, Greenfield IN 46140 · (317) 462-9221 · 84.84% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Golden Living Center-Brandywine is located in Greenfield, Indiana. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. Based on our analysis, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. This facility didn't meet our expectations in every category we looked at, but it did not receive any terrible grades either. More information about these categories is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 128 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple of minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
This facility's second best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our nursing rating is mostly based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 3.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. While this nursing home ranked poorly in terms of the quantity of nursing care offered, it performed admirably in a few of our quality measures. It was above average in two of the metrics we look at, with positive reviews for minimizing its patients' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are measures of the quality of nursing care offered since many bed sores and falls can be avoided.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded its third highest category score in the area of short-term care. We awarded this facility a C in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. It performed respectably with 45.7 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's weakest category was long-term care, which is the final area we assessed. In this area, we awarded this facility a grade of D. For residents in need of a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.460915 percent of its patients, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, this place's hospitalization rate was far less favorable. We found that this facility had 2.07 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an alarming rate.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Golden Living Center-Brandywine Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of long-term patients which have sustained a fall leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing scores.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. However, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better