North Woods Village is a large non-profit facility in Kokomo, Indiana. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack rating. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Kokomo, which is admittedly a bit below average nationally. One of the highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
North Woods Village
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- 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
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A- in this category. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home received 10 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's more favorable category scores was in the category of short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. With our short-term care score, we attempt to forge a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second worse score was long-term care, where it received just a D in that area. This is a relatively poor grade. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Nurse Quality
The final category we scored was nursing, which was a weak spot for this facility. We awarded this facility a D for our nursing category. In determining our nursing scores, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of the nurses. This place averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This nursing home fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
North Woods Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In North Woods Village, 7.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In North Woods Village, 3.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In North Woods Village, 1.87% 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, 13.18% 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, 21.77% 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, 12.89% 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, 91.48% 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, 15.74% Percentage 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, 15.7% Percentage 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, 1.46 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, 15.7 Percentage 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, 11.29 Percentage 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, 73.78% Percentage 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 D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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