Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Waterford, Michigan. This facility was given an impressive overall grade of B+, resulting in it being the number one rated facility in the city. Based on our assessment, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its short-term care rating. We discuss short-term care in the next section
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Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home received an A+ in our short-term care rating. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is often a useful measure of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 6.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our nursing score is largely tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home also earned top notch government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a grade of A-. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is long-term care. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this area, which is an abysmal score. You should not simply rule out a facility due to a single poor grade though. For residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.492386 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this place also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 16.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 1.02% of Patients had Serious Falls
This gauges the percent of long-term residents which sustained a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 1.61% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 7.57% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for treating several conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 11.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 3.95% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 99.75% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 8.86% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 22.62% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 22.62% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 11.4% of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 93.66% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
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- St Joseph Mercy OaklandAcute Care Hospitals 5.77 miles away44405 Woodward Ave Pontiac Michigan 48341Voluntary non-profit - Private(248) 858-3000
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- Beaumont Hospital, Royal OakAcute Care Hospitals 13.6 miles away3601 W Thirteen Mile Rd Royal Oak Michigan 48073Voluntary non-profit - Private(248) 898-5000
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsAcute Care Hospitals 16 miles away28050 Grand River Avenue Farmington Michigan 48336Voluntary non-profit - Private(248) 471-8000
- Ascension Providence HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.68 miles away16001 W Nine Mile Rd Southfield Michigan 48075Voluntary non-profit - Church(248) 849-3011
- St Mary Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.36 miles away36475 Five Mile Road Livonia Michigan 48154Voluntary non-profit - Private(734) 655-4800
Nearby Dialysis
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- Commerce Township Dialysis of Davita7.81 miles away120 W Commerce Rd Commerce Township Michigan 48382Dialysis Stations: 12 (248) 363-4862
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