Medilodge of Port Huron

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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5635 Lakeshore,
Fort Gratiot MI 48059

(810) 385-7447

90.78% estimated occupancy ¹

Medilodge of Port Huron is a large nursing home located in Fort Gratiot, Michigan. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is an elite score. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Individual
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry
Audiology

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Nurse Quality

On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A. Our nursing score is mostly tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning patients more frequently.

Facility Inspections

Adding to its impressive category scores, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. 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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Long-term Care Quality

This nursing home also received a strong long-term care score. Indeed, we gave it an above average grade of B in this category. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After we finished assessing the volume of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a dangerous illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't take any chances. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

The next category we assessed is short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a favorable grade of B. Our short-term care scores are important for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 4.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Medilodge of Port Huron Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 8.87% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 2.93% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 2.23% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 13.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 19.66% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 3.38% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 91.02% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 12.09% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 13.78% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 1.65 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 13.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 11.28 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Medilodge of Port Huron, 77.57% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Mclaren Port HuronAcute Care Hospitals 6.24 miles away1221 Pine Grove Ave Port Huron Michigan 48060Voluntary non-profit - Private(810) 987-5000
Lake Huron Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.26 miles away2601 Electric Avenue Port Huron Michigan 48060Voluntary non-profit - Church(810) 985-1500

Nearby Dialysis

Fmc Dialysis - Port Huron8.26 miles away2607 Electric Ave Port Huron Michigan 48060CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (810) 982-5483
Keystone Dialysis LLC19.97 miles away4180 Hospital Dr East China Michigan 48054Dialysis Stations: 13 (810) 326-0032