Paoli Health and Living Community is a nursing home in Paoli, Indiana. The city has a total of 7,688 people. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road grade. Based on our assessment, this nursing home would be a solid choice for most people. This facility did not excel in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any rock-bottom grades either. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Paoli Health and Living Community
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that area, with an A. This is a notably better grade than the place's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. While this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's long-term care grade appears to be one of its higher features. The facility was awarded a grade of B- in this category. In the area of long-term care, we look at the amount of services offered by a nursing home, rather than more healthcare-oriented services. After we finished assessing the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded was short-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of C in this area. Short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our next category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D for nursing. This was the nursing home's worst category rating. Our nursing grade focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Finally, we also looked at some quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This place was above average in two of the major metrics we focus on, with good marks for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Paoli Health and Living Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 5.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who had falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 0.96% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percent of long-term care residents that experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 5.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 16.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 15.77% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 99.06% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 11.04% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the decline of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 12.48% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is critical to patients mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 12.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 17.2% of Patients
This tells you 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
In Paoli Health and Living Community, 61.66% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Indiana University Health Paoli HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.05 miles away642 W Hospital Rd Paoli Indiana 47454Voluntary non-profit - Private(812) 723-2811
- St Vincent Dunn Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 19.83 miles away1600 23rd St Bedford Indiana 47421Voluntary non-profit - Private(812) 276-1065
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Paoli Dialysis0.08 miles away555 West Longest Street Paoli Indiana 47454CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 723-3571
- Fmc - Lawrence County19.14 miles away3253 Shawnee Dr S Bedford Indiana 47421CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (812) 275-1084