Medilodge of St Clair is in East China, Michigan. The city has a total of 7,339 people. Sporting an overall rating of D, this is a well below average nursing home. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in East China. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Medilodge of St Clair
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Medilodge of St Clair has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient 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
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
Although we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall score, it did receive a respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent score in this category with a B-. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Another area of concern is that CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.
Nurse Quality
We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of B- in the area. Nursing scores are mostly tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. 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 place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. It performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at is short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a B- in this area. With our short-term care score, we try to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. It provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home. This figure was below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was long-term care, which is a weak link for this nursing home. We awarded this facility a grade of D in our long-term care category. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinates 98.95561 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Medilodge of St Clair Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Medilodge of St Clair, 8.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Medilodge of St Clair, 3.66% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents which sustained a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Medilodge of St Clair, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Medilodge of St Clair, 11.41% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Medilodge of St Clair, 24.13% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Medilodge of St Clair, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Medilodge of St Clair, 98.18% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Medilodge of St Clair, 7.92% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Medilodge of St Clair, 7.79% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Some argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Medilodge of St Clair, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Medilodge of St Clair, 7.79% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Medilodge of St Clair, 16.04% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Medilodge of St Clair, 95.86% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lake Huron Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.14 miles away2601 Electric Avenue Port Huron Michigan 48060Voluntary non-profit - Church(810) 985-1500
- Mclaren Port HuronAcute Care Hospitals 14.29 miles away1221 Pine Grove Ave Port Huron Michigan 48060Voluntary non-profit - Private(810) 987-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Keystone Dialysis LLC0.11 miles away4180 Hospital Dr East China Michigan 48054Dialysis Stations: 13 (810) 326-0032
- Fmc Dialysis - Port Huron12.13 miles away2607 Electric Ave Port Huron Michigan 48060CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (810) 982-5483
- Shoshone Dialysis LLC19.02 miles away46360 Gratiot Ave New Baltimore Michigan 48051Dialysis Stations: 24 (586) 949-5417
- Fmc - Chesterfield19.85 miles away48656 Gratiot Ave New Baltimore Michigan 48051CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (586) 949-0329