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Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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300 N Washington St,
Wakarusa IN 46573

(574) 862-4511

76.91% estimated occupancy 1

Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa is in Wakarusa, Indiana, a city with a population of 3,565 people. With an overall grade of B-, this appears to be a respectable nursing home. You could certainly do worse than this place. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its stellar inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • 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
  • 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

Grade: A

To go along with its decent overall score, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. This grade is far better than its overall score. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home received 11 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's more favorable category scores came in the area of short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a B+. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is often a solid measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our nursing score is largely tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this metric. This is typically a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving a resident at least once a day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to the last category, this nursing home didn't fare well. With an abysmal grade of F in long-term care, this is its poorest area. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home vaccinated 98.48025 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable statistic. Surprisingly, this facility also keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few 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.

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

Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 8.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 9.12% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term patients that have sustained a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 0.92% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 7.6% 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 medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 14.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 3.23% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could imply lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 99.24% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 7.41% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Some believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 9.7% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 9.7% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 17.22% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Miller's Merry Manor - Wakarusa, 81.42% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Community Hospital of Bremen IncCritical Access Hospitals 8.95 miles away1020 High Rd Bremen Indiana 46506Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 546-2211
  • Elkhart General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.86 miles away600 E Blvd Elkhart Indiana 46514Government - Local(574) 294-2621
  • Goshen General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.18 miles away200 High Park Ave Goshen Indiana 46526Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 364-1000
  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.81 miles away5215 Holy Cross Pkwy Mishawaka Indiana 46545Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 335-5000
  • Memorial Hospital of South BendAcute Care Hospitals 15.34 miles away615 N Michigan St South Bend Indiana 46601Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 647-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Nephrology - Elkhart8.57 miles away700 Waterbury Park Drive Elkhart Indiana 46517CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (574) 294-4444
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Goshen11.39 miles away2257 Karisa Drive, Suite 1 Goshen Indiana 46526Dialysis Stations: 25 (574) 533-9031
  • Davita - Elkhart11.43 miles away1401 N Michigan St Elkhart Indiana 46514Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 262-5295
  • Davita - Irish Dialysis12.38 miles away4350 South Ironwood Dr South Bend Indiana 46614Dialysis Stations: 20 (574) 299-4529
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Home12.99 miles away250 E. Day Road, Suite 300 Mishawaka Indiana 46545Dialysis Stations: 2 (574) 273-6777
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Mishawaka13.55 miles away710 Park Place Mishawaka Indiana 46545CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (574) 273-6776
  • Fmc - South Bend Dialysis14.53 miles away320 South Street South Bend Indiana 46601Dialysis Stations: 17 (574) 246-0752