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Hickory Creek at New Castle

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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Hickory Creek at New Castle's website

901 N 16th Street,
New Castle IN 47362

(765) 529-4695

75.27% estimated occupancy 1

Hickory Creek at New Castle is one of five available nursing homes located in New Castle, Indiana. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B. A grade of this caliber requires respectable marks in most areas. Based on our analysis, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection grade. Inspection grades 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 Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this facility also earned first-rate inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better scores in that area, with an A. Our inspection grades are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among this nursing home's other strengths is its top-shelf long-term care grade. We awarded them one of our strongest scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 96.11651 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to minimize negative health outcomes for the elderly population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we graded was short-term care, where this facility was given a B- in this area. Our short-term care ratings are probably most critical for patients needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

The next area we rated was nursing, which was this nursing home's worst category. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that area. Unfortunately, this score pulled down the facility's overall profile to a certain degree. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. 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. Unfortunately, this place also did not fare as well as we had hoped in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Hickory Creek at New Castle Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 15.66% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay residents that have pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 3.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay residents which sustained falls which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 5.88% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 12.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 36.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 58.51% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 98.06% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 25% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 5.43% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 5.43% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Hickory Creek at New Castle, 65.4% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for New Castle, IN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? New Castle, Indiana has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Henry County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.13 miles away1000 N 16th St New Castle Indiana 47362Government - Local(765) 521-0890
  • Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.97 miles away2401 University Ave Muncie Indiana 47303Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 747-3111
  • St Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 19.75 miles away2015 Jackson St Anderson Indiana 46016Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 646-8373

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc New Castle0.82 miles away101 Emerson Avenue New Castle Indiana 47362Dialysis Stations: 21 (765) 521-0938
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  • Fmc - Muncie Dialysis16.98 miles away4021 West Kilgore Ave. Muncie Indiana 47304CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 284-3049
  • Dsi - North Muncie17.93 miles away2705 W North Street Muncie Indiana 47303CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (765) 747-3020
  • Dsi - North Granville Dialysis Clinic19.2 miles away3001 North Granville Ave. Muncie Indiana 47303Dialysis Stations: 16 (765) 288-3740
  • Davita - Muncie19.3 miles away820 E Mcgalliard Muncie Indiana 47303Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 282-1266
  • Fmc - Dialysis Institute of Anderson19.81 miles away1815 Jackson St. Anderson Indiana 46016CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 649-4792