With an address in Connersville, Indiana, Hickory Creek at Connersville is one of four facilities in this area. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score of this caliber requires some decent marks. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Connersville. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its stellar inspection score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Hickory Creek at Connersville
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility outperformed its overall grade in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in this area with an A+. Arguably the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This facility was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, we gave this facility a B in our short-term care category. This happens to be one of our more impressive scores. Our short-term care ratings are likely more important for people needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next best category we gave this nursing home in any category came in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. This nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final category we looked at was nursing, is this facility's weakest category. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in that area. This is one of just a couple of weak links of a strong report card. When calculating our nursing grades, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This statistic is far below the national average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing ratings. This nursing home performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hickory Creek at Connersville Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 7.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 3.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 1.87% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 21.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 12.89% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents showing symptoms of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 91.48% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 15.74% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 15.7% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 1.46 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 15.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hickory Creek at Connersville, 11.29 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Scores for Connersville, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Connersville, Indiana has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Fayette Regional Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 0.78 miles away1941 Virginia Ave Connersville Indiana 47331Proprietary(765) 825-5131
- Richmond State HospitalPsychiatric 16.11 miles away498 Nw 18th St Richmond Indiana 47374Proprietary(765) 966-0511
- Rush Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.78 miles away1300 N Main St Rushville Indiana 46173Government - Local(765) 932-7513
- Reid HealthAcute Care Hospitals 18.95 miles away1100 Reid Pkwy Richmond Indiana 47374Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 983-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Connersville2.59 miles away6049 Industrial Avenue, North Connersville Indiana 47331Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 827-1225
- Fmc - Richmond17.75 miles away940 Chester Blvd. Richmond Indiana 47374CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 962-5611
- Davita-Whitewater Valley Dialysis19.06 miles away2302 Chester Blvd, Suite B Richmond Indiana 47374Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 935-5128