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Life Care Center of Michigan City

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Life Care Center of Michigan City's website

802 Us Hwy 20 E,
Michigan City IN 46360

(219) 872-7251

71.83% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Michigan City is a facility located in Michigan City, Indiana, which has 43,625 people. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road grade. In our view, this place ought to be a good fit for quite a few people. One of the highlights of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

The primary reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection grade. In fact, its inspection score was far superior to its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave this facility an A-. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also was awarded a strong score in our short-term care category. We gave this nursing home a better than average grade of B in this area. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. We weren't able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our nursing score assesses the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a relatively low total compared with most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. While this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared well in this area. This is often an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a resident more often.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to the next area, this facility didn't fare well. Due to a bottom of the barrel grade of F in long-term care, this was its worst grade. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 99.51691 percent of its patients, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this place also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of Michigan City Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 0.48% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 1.08% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 10.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 14.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 4.64% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 98.87% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 19.4% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 16.7% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 0.65 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 16.7% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 12.68% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Michigan City, 97.25% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • La Porte HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.54 miles away1007 Lincolnway La Porte Indiana 46350Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 326-1234
  • Porter Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.86 miles away85 East Us Hwy 6 Valparaiso Indiana 46383Proprietary(219) 983-8300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Michigan City1.46 miles away9836 W. 400 N. Michigan City Indiana 46360CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (219) 878-1989
  • Usrc Michigan City Dialysis1.57 miles away3727 N Frontage Road Michigan City Indiana 46360Dialysis Stations: 13 (219) 879-9450
  • Dsi - Dialysis - La Porte10.43 miles away103 West 18th Street La Porte Indiana 46350Dialysis Stations: 13 (219) 326-6362
  • Davita La Porte Dialysis10.6 miles away1406 East Lincolnway Suite A La Porte Indiana 46350Dialysis Stations: 12 (219) 324-3080
  • Dsi - Coffee Creek Dialysis10.8 miles away3100 Village Point, Suite 101 Chesterton Indiana 46304Dialysis Stations: 19 (219) 395-8020
  • Davita - Chesterton11.1 miles away711 Plaza Drive, Suite 6 Chesterton Indiana 46304Dialysis Stations: 12 (219) 926-6049
  • Fmc - Nephrology - La Porte11.33 miles away2910 Monroe St La Porte Indiana 46350Dialysis Stations: 12 (219) 324-0944
  • Valparaiso Dialysis17.29 miles away2711 Leonard Drive Suite 100 Valparaiso Indiana 46383Dialysis Stations: 12 (219) 462-1233

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155344