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Huron Co Med Care Facility

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1116 S Van Dyke Rd,
Bad Axe MI 48413

(989) 269-6425

71.25% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Huron Co Med Care Facility has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Huron Co Med Care Facility is one of just a few available nursing homes located in Bad Axe, Michigan. This facility was awarded an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a lower end rating. This isn't the worse facility we looked at, however, we'd still be very reluctant to recommend it. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Although we did not have many favorable things to say about this nursing home's overall grade, it earned a somewhat respectable inspection report this year. It received a decent grade in that area with a score of B-. We would argue that one of the most important factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of the deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

Nurse Quality

We also awarded this facility a grade of B- for our nursing rating. Our nursing grade is mostly associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, nursing ratings also consider quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a reliable indicator that a place has quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses aids to assist its residents.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facilities next most favorable area was short-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack score in this category. In computing our short-term care ratings, we look at a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is more often than not a meaningful measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its level of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Switching gears to the next area, this facility was awarded a decent long-term care score of B-. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.65398 percent of its patients. This facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Huron Co Med Care Facility Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 3.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 4.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 2.17% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 11.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 16.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 1.79% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 98.26% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 16.32% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 15.2% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 15.2% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 9.07% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Huron Co Med Care Facility, 87.4% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Mclaren Thumb RegionAcute Care Hospitals 0.08 miles away1100 South Van Dyke Road Bad Axe Michigan 48413Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 269-9521
Scheurer HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.45 miles away170 N Caseville Rd Pigeon Michigan 48755Voluntary non-profit - Other(989) 453-3223
Hills & Dales General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.64 miles away4675 Hill Street Cass City Michigan 48726Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 872-2121
Harbor Beach Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.05 miles away210 S First St Harbor Beach Michigan 48441Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 479-3201