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Golden Living Center-Mishawaka

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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811 E 12th Street,
Mishawaka IN 46544

(574) 259-1917

67.7% estimated occupancy 1

Golden Living Center-Mishawaka is an average-sized government-owned nursing home located in Mishawaka, Indiana. Our grading scheme was not kind to this nursing home, as we gave it an overall grade of F. While the city grade in Mishawaka which is also just a D, you still ought to be able to do better. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection reports. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category scores

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Audiology

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Included in this nursing home's host of rock-bottom grades was its F in the area of short-term care. Short-term care ratings are critical for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Considering its grade in this area, we were not surprised to learn that this place was well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the data we assessed. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 5.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The third category we graded was long-term care. This nursing home's was given a bottom of the barrel long-term care grade where it was given an F. Facilities that don't fare well in long-term care typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine personal care we assessed. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated 77.14286 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be several points lower than what we expected. To our surprise, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The final category we graded is nursing. We gave it a lowly F for this area, which is a very poor grade. Our nursing grade features numerous data points. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. With just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day, this facility's nurse staffing levels were well below the national average. To go along with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this nursing home also did not perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percentage of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This nursing home had more falls and pressure ulcers than the average nursing home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Golden Living Center-Mishawaka Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 12.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 4.29% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

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

This indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint can be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 10.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 18.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 26.17% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing signs of depression. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 85.65% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 17.47% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 6.01% of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 6.01% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 29.85% of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Golden Living Center-Mishawaka, 88.07% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.7 miles away5215 Holy Cross Pkwy Mishawaka Indiana 46545Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 335-5000
  • Memorial Hospital of South BendAcute Care Hospitals 4.76 miles away615 N Michigan St South Bend Indiana 46601Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 647-1000
  • Elkhart General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.32 miles away600 E Blvd Elkhart Indiana 46514Government - Local(574) 294-2621
  • Community Hospital of Bremen IncCritical Access Hospitals 13.47 miles away1020 High Rd Bremen Indiana 46506Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 546-2211
  • Goshen General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.43 miles away200 High Park Ave Goshen Indiana 46526Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 364-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Irish Dialysis2.43 miles away4350 South Ironwood Dr South Bend Indiana 46614Dialysis Stations: 20 (574) 299-4529
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Mishawaka3.26 miles away710 Park Place Mishawaka Indiana 46545CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (574) 273-6776
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Home3.36 miles away250 E. Day Road, Suite 300 Mishawaka Indiana 46545Dialysis Stations: 2 (574) 273-6777
  • Fmc - South Bend Dialysis4.16 miles away320 South Street South Bend Indiana 46601Dialysis Stations: 17 (574) 246-0752
  • Davita - Dialysis South Bend West9.69 miles away5660 Nimtz Pkwy South Bend Indiana 46628Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 234-8870
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Blackthorn9.82 miles away6201 Nimtz Parkway South Bend Indiana 46628CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (574) 246-7000
  • Davita - Elkhart10.06 miles away1401 N Michigan St Elkhart Indiana 46514Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 262-5295
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Elkhart10.87 miles away700 Waterbury Park Drive Elkhart Indiana 46517CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (574) 294-4444