Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center is a senior living facility in Saint Ignace, Michigan. This city has a population of 4,020 people. With an overall grade of A-, this facility is ranked among the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the country. The best aspect of this facility's strong profile is its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-minus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-plus
In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Our nursing score is primarily tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
Grade: A
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we gave this facility an A for inspections. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Moving on our next category, this facility was given a top-shelf short-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A- in this area. Our short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
The next area we assessed was long-term care. We gave this facility a solid grade in that area, with a grade of B-. Even though this isn't as strong as several of this nursing home's other scores, it is nevertheless not a major area of concern. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 98.92473 percent of its patients. This nursing home 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.
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Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 2.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 2.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 3.23% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 4.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 17.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 0% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 97.36% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 14.63% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 21.61% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 0.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit - Evergreen Living Center, 21.61% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away1140 N State Street Saint Ignace Michigan 49781Voluntary non-profit - Private(906) 643-8585
