Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton is located in Tipton, Indiana, a city with 9,324 people. This facility was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable grade. This place truly has plenty working in its favor. Fortunately, this nursing home didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing score. We gave it an B in that area. Nursing scores are primarily associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third best category turned out to be short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the next area, this nursing home received a respectable long-term care grade of B-. Our long-term care scores are crucial for individuals seeking non-healthcare services such as personal care. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.69605 percent of its patients. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 1.7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 3.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have suffered a fall resulting in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 2.48% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 15.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 27.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 6.05% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 99.85% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 5.63% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 5.23% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 5.23% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 17.87% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Miller's Merry Manor - Tipton, 83.36% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 0.18 miles away1000 S Main St Tipton Indiana 46072Voluntary non-profit - Other(765) 675-8500
- St Vincent Mercy HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 10.4 miles away1331 S a St Elwood Indiana 46036Voluntary non-profit - Church(765) 552-4743
- Community Howard Regional Health IncAcute Care Hospitals 13.03 miles away3500 S Lafountain St Kokomo Indiana 46902Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 776-8000
- Riverview HealthAcute Care Hospitals 15.44 miles away395 Westfield Rd Noblesville Indiana 46060Government - Local(317) 773-0760
- St Vincent KokomoAcute Care Hospitals 16.16 miles away1907 W Sycamore St Kokomo Indiana 46904Voluntary non-profit - Church(765) 452-5611
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Elwood10.56 miles away1805 S. Anderson Street Elwood Indiana 46036Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 557-2362
- Us Renal Care Kokomo Dialysis12.74 miles away3760 S. Reed Road Kokomo Indiana 46902Dialysis Stations: 15 (765) 864-1669
- Fmc - Kokomo14.58 miles away2350 S Dixon Road, Ste 450 Kokomo Indiana 46902CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 453-0052
- Fmc - Noblesville Dialysis15.4 miles away165 Sheridan Road Noblesville Indiana 46060Dialysis Stations: 12 (317) 770-8900