Medilodge of Capital Area is a senior living facility located in Lansing, Michigan. This city has a total of 162,150 people. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road score. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this nursing home's profile is is its short-term care rating. short-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
Medilodge of Capital Area
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home earned an elite short-term care rating. In fact, we gave this nursing home an A- in this category, which really helped out its overall score. Our short-term care grades are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. There are many datapoints included in this category. Most of the factors are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of B- for our inspections rating. This is a very respectable nursing score. 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. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's least impressive area is long-term care, which is the final category we analyzed. We gave it a lowly F for this area. Despite multiple solid grades in other categories, this grade is nevertheless of a concern so we would like to to point it out. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 96.76113 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Medilodge of Capital Area Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 8.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients who had falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by facilities with worst hygiene practices. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 13.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 18.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 3.44% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 91.43% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 12.1% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 17.7% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is important for patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 17.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 10.81 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Medilodge of Capital Area, 77.3% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Lansing, MI
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of F
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
Looking for more options? Lansing, Michigan has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mclaren Greater LansingAcute Care Hospitals 1.81 miles away401 W Greenlawn Ave Lansing Michigan 48910Voluntary non-profit - Private(517) 975-6000
- Edward W Sparrow HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.67 miles away1215 E Michigan Avenue Lansing Michigan 48912Voluntary non-profit - Other(517) 364-1000
- Eaton Rapids Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.56 miles away1500 S Main Street Eaton Rapids Michigan 48827Voluntary non-profit - Private(517) 663-2671
- Hayes Green Beach Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.23 miles away321 E Harris Street Charlotte Michigan 48813Voluntary non-profit - Other(517) 543-1050
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Lansing1.56 miles away3960 Patient Care Dr Ste 112 Lansing Michigan 48911CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (517) 393-0352
- Lansing Dialysis of Fmc1.97 miles away2710 S Washington Ave Suite 100 Lansing Michigan 48910CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (517) 272-1380
- Fresenius Medical Care - Lansing West3.12 miles away916 Mall Dr E Ste 100 Lansing Michigan 48917CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (517) 322-0894
- Davita - Spartan Dialysis3.2 miles away4530 S Hagadorn Rd Ste A East Lansing Michigan 48823Dialysis Stations: 12 (517) 333-8414
- Davita - Lansing Home Hhd/Pd3.2 miles away4530 S Hagadorn Rd Ste B East Lansing Michigan 48823Dialysis Stations: 6 (517) 333-8450
- Fmc - East Lansing4.35 miles away2601 Coolidge Rd Ste A East Lansing Michigan 48823CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (517) 333-9400
- Fmc - Charlotte18.13 miles away111 Lansing St Ste 120 Charlotte Michigan 48813Dialysis Stations: 12 (517) 543-6777