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Medilodge of Tawas City

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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400 North Street West,
Tawas City MI 48763

(989) 362-8645

74.11% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Medilodge of Tawas City has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

With an address in Tawas City, Michigan, Medilodge of Tawas City is one of only three facilities there. This nursing home was awarded a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a lower end grade. Based on our assessment, this facility may not be the best fit for most people. The best thing we can say about this facility is that it did not receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Tawas City, Michigan badge

Best Nursing Home in Tawas City, Michigan Awards 2019

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

Although we did not rate this nursing home well overall, we want to point out its decent government inspections in recent years. We awarded it a somewhat respectable score of B- in this area. Inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to resident safety. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, 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

Grade: B-minus

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facilities third best area was short-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this area. This is essentially a slightly below average score in this category. In forming our short-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to formulate a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The hope is that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Moving on to the next category, we awarded this nursing home a D for the area of long-term care. This is the nursing home's weakest category score. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care may not provide the type of consistent 24/7 care that some other nursing homes provide. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. We were disappointed to learn that this nursing home vaccinated just 83.82353 percent of its patients for pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Medilodge of Tawas City Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 4.76% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 1.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which have had a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 2.06% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 8.29% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 20.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 8.24% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 89.13% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 12.5% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 14.1% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 14.1% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 23.37% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Medilodge of Tawas City, 92.19% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Ascension St Joseph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.51 miles away200 Hemlock Tawas City Michigan 48764Government - Hospital District or Authority(989) 362-9301

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Tawas Bay8.24 miles away1698 E Huron East Tawas Michigan 48730Dialysis Stations: 12 (989) 362-5267