Golden Living Center-Richmond
1042 Oak Dr, Richmond IN 47374 · (765) 966-7788 · 45.65% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Golden Living Center-Richmond is one of seven facilities located in Richmond, Indiana. This nursing home received an overall rating of B-. As As it turns out, this turned out to be the top three facilities in Richmond. You can certainly do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this place's profile was its exemplary inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 122 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, 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. Inspection scores are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a positive grade in our short-term care category. We awarded this facility an above average grade of B in that area. In our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to forge a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This proved to be a real strength for this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country in this area with 56.6 percent of its patients returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. In calculating our nursing ratings, we look at both staffing levels and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this datapoint. Avoiding major falls is generally an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its patients.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our next category, we awarded this nursing home a D in long-term care. This was the nursing home's least impressive category rating. Naturally, this category pulled down the nursing home's overall grade to a certain degree. Facilities that don't score well in this category often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be lagging in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this facility vaccinated 83.48214 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is quite a few points below what we expected. We were also disappointed with the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 2.86 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is nearly double the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Golden Living Center-Richmond Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better