Notting Hill of West Bloomfield
6535 Drake Road, West Bloomfield MI 48322 · (248) 592-2000 · 88.47% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Notting Hill of West Bloomfield is an average-sized nursing home located in West Bloomfield, Michigan. This nursing home was awarded a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a subpar grade. This nursing home has very little working in its favor. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 118 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
Although this facility's overall score was not a highlight, it actually excelled in our short-term care category. We awarded it a grade of A- for that area, which is one of our highest grades. This prevented this facility from receiving an even worse overall score. Our short-term care grades are likely most critical for folks needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is physical therapy hours. We found that it offers at least 50% more hours with physical therapists to its residents than most other facilities. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who returned home from this facility. In addition to excelling in the area of physical therapy, we found that it fared as well as just about any facility in the country with 73.2 percent of its patients returning home. Most nursing homes are below 50 percent in this metric.
Facility Inspections
We awarded this nursing home a grade of C for our inspections rating. This score is more respectable than the facility's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. This nursing home was assessed 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were in any of the categories labeled J through L. This indicates inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to place patient health or safety in immediate harm or jeopardy. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. When calculating our nursing ratings, we assess both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provides an impressive 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also factored a few quality-based metrics into our nursing grades. This place was relatively weak in some of the major datapoints we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its patients' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are typically good indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was long-term care. This facility received a bottom of the barrel grade of F in that category. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 96.8421 percent of its residents. Unfortunately, this place's hospitalization rate was not nearly as favorable. We found that this place had 2.6 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a concerning rate.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Notting Hill of West Bloomfield Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better