Metron of Belding
414 E State St, Belding MI 48809 · (616) 794-0460 · 83.28% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Metron of Belding is located in Belding, Michigan. This city has a total of 11,015 people. This nursing home was given an overall rating of F. Based on our assessment, you would be better off to steer clear of this place. Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it is able to raise its standard of care going forward.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 128 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that category. Nursing grades are based largely on nurse staffing levels. This place provides 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Out of this total, more than one quarter of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly skilled levels of nurses. We attach more significance to these skilled nursing hours in preparing our nursing grades. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing scores. This place performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also didn't rate too badly in the category of short-term care. In fact, we awarded it a B- in that area, which turned out to be among its better grades. Short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 35.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, about half of their residents are able to return home so this place is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Another concern was the F this facility received in the category of long-term care. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is a bad sign for resident care and it may mean that the nursing home is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. We were concerned by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated only 82.3219 percent of its residents against pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.86 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
Facility Inspections
Moving on the last category of inspections, this facility had an abysmal showing. Sadly, it received an F in our inspection category. This is our most heavily weighted category in our overall grading system. For places with poor inspection grades, you should focus on any severe deficiencies found on their recent inspection reports. This particular nursing home had a category G through L deficiency, which rank among the more severe deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies found by the government inspectors had potential to create actual harm to residents. 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.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Metron of Belding Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better