Hubbard Hill Estates is a small nursing home in Elkhart, Indiana. Featuring an overall score of A+, this nursing home is undoubtedly an elite facility. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top five percent of all facilities in the United States. This also ended up being a very consistent nursing home with consistently strong scores in each of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Hubbard Hill Estates
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
28070 Cr 24,
Elkhart IN 46517
101.25% estimated occupancy 1
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. There are several criteria within this area. Most of the subcategories reflect nurse staffing. This facility provides an incredible 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Out of this total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing impressive levels of care, this place also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. With below five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any facility the country in this category.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its top-shelf profile, this facility also performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A for the category. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the volume of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 95.69892 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a life threatening condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.87 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Facility Inspections
Moving on to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspection reports. In fact, we gave it a score of A for that category. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our next area, this facility also excelled in our short-term care category. We awarded it an A for this area. This completed a straight A profile. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return home from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country with 56.8 percent of its patients returning home. This is a significantly better rate than most facilities.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hubbard Hill Estates Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 1.95% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 21.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 12.55% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many believe this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 91.52% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 16.15% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 17.47% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 17.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 11.18 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hubbard Hill Estates, 73.66% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Elkhart, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Elkhart, Indiana has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Elkhart General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.61 miles away600 E Blvd Elkhart Indiana 46514Government - Local(574) 294-2621
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.71 miles away5215 Holy Cross Pkwy Mishawaka Indiana 46545Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 335-5000
- Goshen General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.48 miles away200 High Park Ave Goshen Indiana 46526Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 364-1000
- Memorial Hospital of South BendAcute Care Hospitals 12.95 miles away615 N Michigan St South Bend Indiana 46601Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 647-1000
- Community Hospital of Bremen IncCritical Access Hospitals 15.12 miles away1020 High Rd Bremen Indiana 46506Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 546-2211
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Nephrology - Elkhart2.52 miles away700 Waterbury Park Drive Elkhart Indiana 46517CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (574) 294-4444
- Davita - Elkhart4.19 miles away1401 N Michigan St Elkhart Indiana 46514Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 262-5295
- Fmc - Nephrology - Home8.72 miles away250 E. Day Road, Suite 300 Mishawaka Indiana 46545Dialysis Stations: 2 (574) 273-6777
- Fmc - Nephrology - Mishawaka9.71 miles away710 Park Place Mishawaka Indiana 46545CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (574) 273-6776
- Davita - Irish Dialysis10.86 miles away4350 South Ironwood Dr South Bend Indiana 46614Dialysis Stations: 20 (574) 299-4529
- Fmc - Nephrology - Goshen11.78 miles away2257 Karisa Drive, Suite 1 Goshen Indiana 46526Dialysis Stations: 25 (574) 533-9031
- Fmc - South Bend Dialysis12.54 miles away320 South Street South Bend Indiana 46601Dialysis Stations: 17 (574) 246-0752
- Davita - Dialysis South Bend West17.66 miles away5660 Nimtz Pkwy South Bend Indiana 46628Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 234-8870