Hickory Creek at Peru
390 W Boulevard, Peru IN 46970 · (765) 473-4900 · 63.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Hickory Creek at Peru is a small non-profit nursing home in Peru, Indiana. This turns out to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of C. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Peru, which is admittedly a little below average nationally. The best part of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 36 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This facility earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. Although this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple of minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a strong score in our short-term care category. We gave this facility a better than average grade of B in this category. In our short-term care assessment, we attempt to create a sound barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of C. We scrutinized the skill-level of nurses working for the nursing home, as well as the number of hours those nurses spent with residents, in calculating our grade in this area. This place provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Out of this total, more than one quarter of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly skilled levels of nurses. We attach more significance to these skilled nursing hours in preparing our nursing scores. Finally, this nursing home was relatively weak in two of the major datapoints we look at, with subpar scores for minimizing its patients' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest category was long-term care, which is the final area we looked at. Sadly, it received a lowly F in this area. Despite several acceptable scores in other categories, this grade is nevertheless alarming so we would like to to make a note of it. For prospective residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 96.20253 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.64 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hickory Creek at Peru Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which suffered a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that had a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better