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Medilodge of Gaylord

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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508 Random Lane,
Gaylord MI 49735

(989) 732-3508

74.06% estimated occupancy ¹

Medilodge of Gaylord is a senior living facility in Gaylord, Michigan, a city with a total of 19,515 people. This facility was given an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack rating. As far as we can see, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. One of the better aspects of this facility's report card is its strong inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Partnership
Secure Memory Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Oncology Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

We would like to point out that this facility's inspection grade exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a B+ in this area, which is a quality score. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Nurse Quality

The second highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Nursing scores are largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a somewhat discouraging figure which is well below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility's third best area ended up being short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. Our short-term care scores are crucial for people in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The last item we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.2 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility's worst category was long-term care, which is the final category we looked at. We gave it a lowly F in this category. Even with a few decent grades in other categories, this grade is nevertheless of a concern so we wanted to point it out. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal 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. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.268394 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this place also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Medilodge of Gaylord Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 23.31% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 3.46% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 1.37% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 3.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 50.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could reveal worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 99.13% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 10.06% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 10.79% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 10.79% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 13.68% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 88.76% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.