Grand Traverse Pavilions

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living
Adult Day Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Grand Traverse Pavilions's website

1000 Pavilions Circle,
Traverse City MI 49684

(231) 932-3000

53.99% estimated occupancy ¹

Grand Traverse Pavilions is a very-large government-owned facility in Traverse City, Michigan. This is a very respectable nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable score. The nursing homes in Traverse City received high grades across the board with a B+ city grade, making this one of the best places in Michigan to find a nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Aquatic Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Michigan Awards 2019

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Short-term Care Quality

On top of earning a strong overall grade, this facility also earned an elite short-term care grade. We gave them one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of A-. Short-term care grades are meaningful for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

This facility received high grades in the area of nursing as well. In fact, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A-. Nursing scores are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Facility Inspections

Turning to our inspection category, it appears this nursing home has earned respectable inspections in recent years as well. We gave it a grade of B- in this category. Our inspection scores are based on several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to patient safety. This place was assessed 9 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we rated is long-term care. We gave it a C in this category. This is a decent grade in this category. In crafting these long-term care scores, we quantify the facility's personal care services. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to learn that this facility vaccinated 99.46524 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Grand Traverse Pavilions Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 8.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which suffered from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients which experienced a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 13.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 18.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 3.44% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could be a sign lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 91.43% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Grand Traverse Pavilions, 12.1% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.