Hickory Creek at Greensburg is in Greensburg, Indiana, a city with 20,832 people. Sporting an overall grade of B, this looks like a good facility. In fact, we found this facility to be better than the majority of the nursing homes in Greensburg, which has a city grade of B-. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
Hickory Creek at Greensburg
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Our inspection grades are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home fared well in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that area, which turns out to be one of our most impressive grades. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are kept in good health. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a middle of the pack grade in the category of short-term care, where it received a B-. With our short-term care score, we try to forge a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we analyzed is nursing. In that category, we gave this facility a C. Nursing scores are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This place averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is well below average. Finally, our nursing scores also factor in quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hickory Creek at Greensburg Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 7.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 3.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents who sustained a fall which caused major injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 1.87% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents 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 . UTI's are often caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 21.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 12.89% of Patients
This is the percent of patients demonstrating signs of depression. High levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 91.48% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 15.74% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 15.7% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hickory Creek at Greensburg, 15.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Scores for Greensburg, 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 B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Greensburg, Indiana has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Decatur County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.57 miles away720 N Lincoln St Greensburg Indiana 47240Government - Local(812) 663-4331
- Margaret Mary HealthCritical Access Hospitals 14.05 miles away321 Mitchell Ave Batesville Indiana 47006Voluntary non-profit - Private(812) 934-6624
- Rush Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.75 miles away1300 N Main St Rushville Indiana 46173Government - Local(765) 932-7513
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Greensburg Dialysis0.43 miles away1531 N. Commerce East Drive Greensburg Indiana 47240Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 662-6570
- Fmc - Tree City Dialysis0.94 miles away999 N. Michigan Ave. Greensburg Indiana 47240Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 663-2367
- Davita - Batesville Dialysis15.4 miles away232 State Road 129 So. Batesville Indiana 47006Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 934-5666
- Fmc - Shelbyville17.95 miles away2500 Parkway Dr. Shelbyville Indiana 46176Dialysis Stations: 12 (317) 398-6695
- Davita - Blue River Valley Renal Center19.34 miles away2309 S Miller Street Ste 100 Shelbyville Indiana 46176Dialysis Stations: 11 (317) 398-0486
- Usrc Mhp, LLC19.69 miles away2460 Intelliplex Drive, Suite 120 Shelbyville Indiana 46176Dialysis Stations: 13 (972) 367-6888