Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center is a senior living facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a city with a total of 158,937 people. Sporting an overall score of C, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. We wanted to point out that Kalamazoo received a city grade of B, so you may wish to consider other options in the city as well. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its strong short-term care score, which is addressed in the next section.
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Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home earned an elite short-term care rating. In fact, we gave this facility an impressive grade of A- in this area, which really helped out its overall score. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients that returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Another one of this nursing home's stronger areas was in the category of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. Nursing ratings are largely based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a resident at least once a day.
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Facility Inspections
Unfortunately, this nursing home did not earn a favorable inspection grade. We gave it a D in this category. This grade was off the pace of this nursing home's other grades. Inspection grades relate to a nursing home's inspection reports. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. Generally, you should be most cautious when considering a facility with severe deficiencies on a recent inspection report. This facility was hit with a category G through L deficiency, which are among the more severe deficiencies. These categories indicate that the deficiencies identified by CMS had the potential to create actual harm to residents. Lastly, we also need to point out that this place was assessed large government fines amounting to over $100,000. This usually suggests that a facility's poor performance has been an issue for several years.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed was long-term care. It received an F for this area, which is a poor score. This is clearly a major concern. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 92.96875 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this place actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 11.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 6.25% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 3.15% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 10.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 19.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could reveal lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 93.98% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 17.35% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 13.75% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 13.75% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 17.53% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 76.64% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Kalamazoo, MI
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Kalamazoo, Michigan has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Bronson Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.47 miles away601 John Street Kalamazoo Michigan 49007Voluntary non-profit - Private(269) 341-6000
- Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric HospitalPsychiatric 1.82 miles away1312 Oakland Dr Kalamazoo Michigan 49008Government - State(269) 337-3309
- Ascension Borgess HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.68 miles away1521 Gull Road Kalamazoo Michigan 49048Voluntary non-profit - Other(269) 226-7000
- Bronson Lakeview HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.04 miles away408 Hazen Street Paw Paw Michigan 49079Voluntary non-profit - Private(269) 657-1400
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Kalamazoo Central1.55 miles away535 S Burdick St Ste 110 Kalamazoo Michigan 49007Dialysis Stations: 10 (269) 343-0251
- Fmc - Kalamazoo East1.83 miles away2901 E Kilgore Rd Kalamazoo Michigan 49001CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (269) 345-1660
- Fmc - Kalamazoo Pd Unit1.91 miles away527 E Michigan Ave Kalamazoo Michigan 49007Dialysis Stations: 2 (269) 384-6191
- Fmc - Kalamazoo1.92 miles away521 E Michigan Ave Kalamazoo Michigan 49007CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (269) 384-6180
- Fmc - Gull Road4.11 miles away5010 Gull Rd Suite 6 Kalamazoo Michigan 49048Dialysis Stations: 12 (269) 382-3012
- Fmc - Oshtemo5.93 miles away6739 Seeco Dr Kalamazoo Michigan 49009CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (269) 375-5815
- Fms Kalamazoo, LLC9.79 miles away12180 N Us Highway 131 Schoolcraft Michigan 49087Dialysis Stations: 4 (269) 679-3588
- Fmc - Battle Creek South19.01 miles away2845 Capital Ave Sw Ste 104 Battle Creek Michigan 49015Dialysis Stations: 17 (269) 979-8865