Northwest Manor Health Care Center
6440 W 34th St, Indianapolis IN 46224 · (317) 293-4930 · 83.57% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Northwest Manor Health Care Center is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, which has quite a few nursing homes. Sporting an overall rating of A-, we deemed this nursing home to be one of the ten best facilities in the city. An overall grade in this range is a reliable indicator of a high quality facility. We really couldn't find many bad things to say about this nursing home. Its ratings are impeccable. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 126 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of earning a quality overall score, this nursing home also received excellent inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our highest grades in that category, with an A. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This means that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Our nursing score is largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. With 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, this facility surpassed the overwhelming majority of facilities. Finally, this place also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed as well as any nursing home the state in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was elite in the area of short-term care, where it received a score of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. With our short-term care score, we endeavor to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess a facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. This place performed as well as just about any facility in Indiana with 58.5 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is this facility's poorest area. However, even in its worst category we still gave it a respectable grade of B- for our long-term care category. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for patients needing more conventional assistance related to activities of daily living. On top of favorable nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination record is above average as well. Indeed, this facility vaccinated 95.798325 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This combination proved to be successful as this nursing home 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 an impressively low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Northwest Manor Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better