Hoosier Christian Village is the sole option we identified in Brownstown, Indiana. It looks like this is a fine facility. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is a well above average grade. As far as we can see, this nursing home is a solid choice for quite a few people. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Hoosier Christian Village
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
621 S Sugar St,
Brownstown IN 47220
84.12% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS 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
We also gave this nursing home a grade of A for our long-term care grade. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.993286 percent of its patients, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.15 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our better scores in our short-term care category as well, with a grade of B. With our short-term care category, we strive to create a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home, which as an area this nursing home performed much more favorably. It outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes in the country in this area with 58 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
Nurse Quality
The last area we scored ended up being this nursing home's poorest category. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still gave it a respectable grade of B- in nursing. Nursing ratings are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This particular nursing home provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these statistics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning patients even once per day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hoosier Christian Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hoosier Christian Village, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hoosier Christian Village, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hoosier Christian Village, 1.95% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hoosier Christian Village, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hoosier Christian Village, 21.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hoosier Christian Village, 12.55% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents showing depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hoosier Christian Village, 91.52% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hoosier Christian Village, 16.15% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hoosier Christian Village, 17.47% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hoosier Christian Village, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hoosier Christian Village, 17.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hoosier Christian Village, 11.18 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hoosier Christian Village, 73.66% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Schneck Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.1 miles away411 W Tipton St Seymour Indiana 47274Government - Local(812) 522-2349
- Scott Memorial HealthCritical Access Hospitals 17.96 miles away1451 N Gardner St Scottsburg Indiana 47170Proprietary(812) 752-3456
- St Vincent Salem Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 18.29 miles away911 N Shelby St Salem Indiana 47167Voluntary non-profit - Private(812) 883-5881
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Seymour10.42 miles away200 East Third Street Seymour Indiana 47274Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 524-9885
- Fmc - Dialysis Services of Salem18.15 miles away102 Connie Ave Ste 104 Salem Indiana 47167Dialysis Stations: 8 (812) 883-9187
- Fmc - Scott County Dialysis18.15 miles away130 N. Westavia Blvd Scottsburg Indiana 47170Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 754-0630
- Davita - Scottsburg Dialysis18.45 miles away1619 W. Mcclain Ave. Scottsburg Indiana 47170Dialysis Stations: 8 (812) 752-5249