North Woods Village is a large non-profit facility in Kokomo, Indiana. This is a good facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable score. In fact, this is better than most of the facilities in Kokomo. The best part of this nursing home's strong report card is its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section
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North Woods Village
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home received 10 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to this nursing home's list of achievements, it also was awarded a fine long-term care grade. We gave them an elite strong of A- in this area. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a decent grade of B-. In calculating our short-term care grades, we scrutinize a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is frequently a meaningful measure of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
This facility's weakest area was nursing, which is the final category we looked at. In this category, we awarded this facility a grade of just D. Our nursing rating assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. With just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day, this nursing home's nurse staffing levels were well below average. While this facility's nursing hours were below average, it surprised us in a few of the qualitative areas in this category. In particular, we were pleased to find that its residents are suffering fewer pressure ulcers than most nursing homes.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
North Woods Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In North Woods Village, 7.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In North Woods Village, 5.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In North Woods Village, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients who had UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In North Woods Village, 9.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In North Woods Village, 26.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In North Woods Village, 26.04% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In North Woods Village, 100% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In North Woods Village, 13.14% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In North Woods Village, 3.26% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In North Woods Village, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In North Woods Village, 3.26% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In North Woods Village, 11.93% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In North Woods Village, 72.57% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Kokomo, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Kokomo, Indiana has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- St Vincent KokomoAcute Care Hospitals 0.38 miles away1907 W Sycamore St Kokomo Indiana 46904Voluntary non-profit - Church(765) 452-5611
- Community Howard Regional Health IncAcute Care Hospitals 3.51 miles away3500 S Lafountain St Kokomo Indiana 46902Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 776-8000
- Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 16.35 miles away1000 S Main St Tipton Indiana 46072Voluntary non-profit - Other(765) 675-8500
- Dukes Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.95 miles away275 W 12th St Peru Indiana 46970Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 472-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Kokomo2.21 miles away2350 S Dixon Road, Ste 450 Kokomo Indiana 46902CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 453-0052
- Us Renal Care Kokomo Dialysis3.8 miles away3760 S. Reed Road Kokomo Indiana 46902Dialysis Stations: 15 (765) 864-1669
- Fmc - Peru Dialysis18.76 miles away25 West 2nd Street Peru Indiana 46970Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 472-1531