Hickory Creek at Madison is one of just a few nursing homes in Madison, Indiana. We awarded this facility an overall rating of B, resulting in it being the highest rated facility in Madison. This place definitely has plenty of good features. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Hickory Creek at Madison
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- Adult Day Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Catheter Care
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Facility Inspections
On top of 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+. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a 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 facility also received a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 80.15267 percent of its residents for pneumonia. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next most favorable category was short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a C. Short-term care ratings are crucial for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 4.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below the national average.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the final category, this facility received a grade of C in nursing, which we consider to be a respectable rating. There are a variety of subcategories included in this area. Most of the data points relate to levels of nurse staffing. This facility averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is a very low figure. Finally, we also factored some quality measures into our nursing grades. This nursing home was relatively weak in a few of the major areas we look at, with below average scores for minimizing its patients' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are often reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care available.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hickory Creek at Madison Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 7.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 6.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 1.57% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients which experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 10.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 42.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 0.79% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 88.65% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 13.71% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 3.57% of Residents
This is the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 3.57% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hickory Creek at Madison, 93.47% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Madison State HospitalPsychiatric 0.33 miles away711 Green Rd Madison Indiana 47250Government - State(812) 265-2611
- Carroll County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.49 miles away309 Eleventh Street Carrollton Kentucky 41008Voluntary non-profit - Private(502) 732-4321
Nearby Dialysis
- American Kidney Center0.73 miles away419 Clifty Drive Madison Indiana 47250Dialysis Stations: 16 (812) 747-9472
- Davita - General Butler Dialysis15.95 miles away329 Floyd Drive Suite B Carrollton Kentucky 41008Dialysis Stations: 8 (502) 732-4713
- Davita - North Vernon Dialysis Center16.12 miles away2340 North State Hwy 7., Ste A North Vernon Indiana 47265Dialysis Stations: 10 (812) 352-8150