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Golden Living Center-Muncie

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Golden Living Center-Muncie's website

2701 Lyn-Mar Dr,
Muncie IN 47304

(765) 286-5979

86.75% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Golden Living Center-Muncie has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Golden Living Center-Muncie is an average-sized facility in Muncie, Indiana. This nursing home was given an alarming overall score based on the data we assessed. Keep in mind that Muncie received a city grade of C, so should look at other options in the city as well. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is inspections, which is discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a B- for our inspections rating. In fact, the facility received very impressive inspection report this year. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility also didn't perform terribly in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we gave it a C in that category, which turned out to be another one of its higher grades. For patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 94.86487 percent of its patients, which is higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

We were also surprised to find that this facility received a decent nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of C in that category. When computing our nursing scores, we look at both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's least impressive area was short-term care, which is the final area we looked at. For this category, we awarded this facility a grade of D. Our short-term care ratings are probably most critical for patients in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. With a score this poor in this category, we were not shocked to learn that this facility was well below average in many staffing figures we looked at. The facility supplied substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.6 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Golden Living Center-Muncie Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 1.96% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 13.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 21.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 12.38% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 91.56% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 16.12% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 17.5% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 17.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 11.23 Percentage of Patients

Measures 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 assess patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In Golden Living Center-Muncie, 73.53% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Muncie, IN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Muncie, Indiana has 10 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.53 miles away2401 University Ave Muncie Indiana 47303Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 747-3111
  • Community Hospital of Anderson and Madison CountyAcute Care Hospitals 14.91 miles away1515 N Madison Ave Anderson Indiana 46011Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 298-4242
  • St Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 15.53 miles away2015 Jackson St Anderson Indiana 46016Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 646-8373
  • Indiana University Health Blackford HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.88 miles away410 Pilgrim Blvd Hartford City Indiana 47348Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 348-0300
  • Henry County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.2 miles away1000 N 16th St New Castle Indiana 47362Government - Local(765) 521-0890

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dsi - North Muncie1.49 miles away2705 W North Street Muncie Indiana 47303CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (765) 747-3020
  • Fmc - Muncie Dialysis2.4 miles away4021 West Kilgore Ave. Muncie Indiana 47304CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 284-3049
  • Davita - Muncie2.87 miles away820 E Mcgalliard Muncie Indiana 47303Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 282-1266
  • Dsi - North Granville Dialysis Clinic2.95 miles away3001 North Granville Ave. Muncie Indiana 47303Dialysis Stations: 16 (765) 288-3740
  • Fmc - Dialysis Institute of Anderson15.47 miles away1815 Jackson St. Anderson Indiana 46016CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 649-4792
  • Us Renal Care-Daleville15.96 miles away2220 E. 59th Street Anderson Indiana 46013Dialysis Stations: 13 (765) 378-1735
  • Fmc New Castle19.49 miles away101 Emerson Avenue New Castle Indiana 47362Dialysis Stations: 21 (765) 521-0938

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155687