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Golden Living Center-Merrillville

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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8800 Virginia Place,
Merrillville IN 46410

(219) 736-1310

82.19% estimated occupancy 1

Golden Living Center-Merrillville is a large facility in Merrillville, Indiana. Our scoring scheme was not very kind to this facility, as it received an overall score of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's low overall grade, you may find you have slim pickings in Merrillville. The city has just two other nursing homes. Nevertheless, this facility did just fine in our inspections category, which you can read more about below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Individual
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

While this facility's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually 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. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid places with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

We also wanted to point out this nursing home's abysmal long-term care grade where it was given an F. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 96.588486 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

Unfortunately, we gave this facility an F for its nursing grade. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is well below average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing scores. This place performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The final area we analyzed was short-term care. This nursing home received a poor grade of F in that area. Our short-term care ratings are arguably more meaningful for residents needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. With its score in this area, we were not stunned to discover that this facility was well below average in terms of the number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients based on the data we looked at. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Golden Living Center-Merrillville Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 7.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 2.13% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that have sustained a fall which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 3.81% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 12.4% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 32.47% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents showing signs of depression. Some believe this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 92.85% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 18.96% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 14.04% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 14.04% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 4.14% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Golden Living Center-Merrillville, 87.57% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Franciscan Health Crown PointAcute Care Hospitals 4.61 miles away1201 S Main St Crown Point Indiana 46307Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 757-6100
  • St Mary Medical Center IncAcute Care Hospitals 5.24 miles away1500 S Lake Park Ave Hobart Indiana 46342Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 942-0551
  • Methodist Hospitals IncAcute Care Hospitals 10 miles away600 Grant St Gary Indiana 46402Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 886-4000
  • Franciscan Health DyerAcute Care Hospitals 10.51 miles away24 Joliet St Dyer Indiana 46311Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 865-2141
  • Franciscan Health MunsterAcute Care Hospitals 11.06 miles away701 Superior Ave Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 922-4200
  • Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.24 miles away901 Macarthur Blvd Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 836-1600
  • St Catherine Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 13.77 miles away4321 Fir St East Chicago Indiana 46312Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 392-7004
  • Franciscan Health HammondAcute Care Hospitals 14.82 miles away5454 Hohman Ave Hammond Indiana 46320Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 932-2300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Merrillville Dialysis Center1.01 miles away550 West 84th Drive Merrillville Indiana 46410CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (219) 795-1990
  • Home Dialysis Services Merrillville, LLC1.26 miles away200 East 80th Place Suite 2 Merrillville Indiana 46410Dialysis Stations: 1 (219) 472-0379
  • Davita - Merrillville Dialysis1.99 miles away9223 Taft Street Merrillville Indiana 46410Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 793-9035
  • Merrillville North Dialysis Center3.59 miles away6059 Broadway Merrillville Indiana 46410CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (219) 980-1090
  • Fmc - Hobart5.07 miles away1330 S. Wisconsin Street Hobart Indiana 46342CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 947-9289
  • Davita - Gary5.18 miles away4802 Broadway Gary Indiana 46408CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (219) 887-1199
  • Fmc - Crown Point5.29 miles away851 W. Burrell St. Crown Point Indiana 46307CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 662-2648
  • Schererville Dialysis Center6.64 miles away1534 Us Highway 41 Schererville Indiana 46375Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 322-5448

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155362