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Great Lakes Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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2300 Great Lakes Dr,
Dyer IN 46311

(219) 322-3555

85% estimated occupancy 1

Great Lakes Healthcare Center is a large facility in Dyer, Indiana. We gave this nursing home an alarming overall grade based on the data we assessed. If you are not satisfied with this facility's low overall grade, you may find you have slim pickings in Dyer. The city has just two other nursing homes. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: F

This nursing home ended up receiving rock bottom ratings in our assessment. Perhaps most alarmingly, it received an F for its inspection grade. Typically, this means we found some red flags on its inspection reports. When a place has this bad of an inspection rating, you should expect some severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to resident safety. This particular nursing home was hit with 8 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a risk to resident safety or health. Lastly, we want to point out that this place was assessed large government fines totaling over $100,000. This often signifies that a bad performance spanned several years.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

We also want to note that this facility received an F for its short-term care score. Our short-term care ratings are critical for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Given its grade in this category, we weren't stunned to discover that this place was well below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the figures we looked at. Honestly, this was what we expected to find. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

This facility ended up receiving rock bottom score in our nursing category. It received an F in this category. The nursing rating includes numerous factors. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This facility fared well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The final area we rated was long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this area, which is a very poor grade. When facilities receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit alarmed this facility provided the vaccine to only 48.6631 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Great Lakes Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 14.24% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who experienced falls which resulted in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 0.27% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 3.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 16.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents which are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 36.53% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 51.14% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 9.09% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 2.66% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 2.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 12.01% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In Great Lakes Healthcare Center, 94.42% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Franciscan Health DyerAcute Care Hospitals 1.17 miles away24 Joliet St Dyer Indiana 46311Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 865-2141
  • Franciscan Health MunsterAcute Care Hospitals 3.26 miles away701 Superior Ave Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 922-4200
  • Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.08 miles away901 Macarthur Blvd Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 836-1600
  • Franciscan Health HammondAcute Care Hospitals 8.63 miles away5454 Hohman Ave Hammond Indiana 46320Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 932-2300
  • Franciscan Health Crown PointAcute Care Hospitals 9.62 miles away1201 S Main St Crown Point Indiana 46307Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 757-6100
  • St Catherine Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 10.32 miles away4321 Fir St East Chicago Indiana 46312Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 392-7004
  • Methodist Hospitals IncAcute Care Hospitals 10.64 miles away600 Grant St Gary Indiana 46402Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 886-4000
  • Advocate South Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.22 miles away17800 S Kedzie Ave Hazel Crest Illinois 60429Voluntary non-profit - Church(708) 799-8000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Dyer0.97 miles away2150 Gettler Street, Suite 105 Dyer Indiana 46311Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 322-3710
  • Munster Dialysis Center2.68 miles away10120 Calumet Avenue, Suite 102 Munster Indiana 46321Dialysis Stations: 20 (219) 924-3972
  • Schererville Dialysis Center2.71 miles away1534 Us Highway 41 Schererville Indiana 46375Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 322-5448
  • Davita - St. John Dialysis4.09 miles away10033 Wicker Ave Saint John Indiana 46373Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 365-5043
  • Davita - Munster4.1 miles away9100 Calumet Ave. Munster Indiana 46321CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 836-1299
  • Fmc - Griffith5.03 miles away926 N. Broad Street Griffith Indiana 46319Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 838-7777
  • Fmc - Neomedica - Munster5.05 miles away314 Ridge Road Munster Indiana 46321Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 836-9317
  • Fmc - Liberty Dialysis - Hammond6.35 miles away7214 Calumet Avenue Hammond Indiana 46324CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 228-4477

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155218