Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township is a large government-owned nursing home located in New Baltimore, Michigan. We gave this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all facilities in the nation. Based on our analysis, you can not go wrong with this nursing home. This place also received very consistent grades in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: A-minus
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
With an overall grade this high, it should come as no surprise that this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively minor. It does not look like we have deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
This nursing home also received a very strong long-term care grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second most impressive category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.672134 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
This nursing home was awarded an impressive short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that area with a score of B+. Our short-term care scores are believed to be more important for individuals in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B
The final area we analyzed was nursing, in which this nursing home was awarded a B. Believe it or not, this was this nursing home's least impressive area. A nursing home is doing something right when it's lowest grade still rates higher than most facilities. The nursing score considers a host of subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-minus
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 9.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 2.95% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which experienced a fall resulting in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 2.35% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 28.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 22.14% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-minus
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 4.58% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-plus
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 98.67% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 13.7% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 15.97% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B
In Michigan Veterans Home of Chesterfield Township, 15.97% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
