Medilodge of Gaylord

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Medilodge of Gaylord's website

508 Random Lane,
Gaylord MI 49735

(989) 732-3508

72.7% 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 B-, 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 best aspects of this facility's report card is its exemplary inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
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

To pair with its decent overall grade, we gave this facility a grade of A for our inspections rating. This is far more impressive than its overall rating. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

In addition, we also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was awarded favorable short-term care marks this year. We gave them one of our better grades in this area, with a B. This turned out to be the nursing home's second strongest grade. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

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Nurse Quality

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. We weighed the levels of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses spent with patients, in determining our rating in this category. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

Moving on to the fourth category, we gave this nursing home a grade of D in our long-term care category. This was the facility's weakest category rating. Unfortunately, this score hurt the nursing home's overall profile a bit. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.58678 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this place also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few 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.

Medilodge of Gaylord Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 8.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 2.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 13.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 18.73% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 3.47% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 91.4% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 12.4% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 19.67% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 1.35 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 19.67 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 10.71 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Medilodge of Gaylord, 76.5% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation.