River Terrace Retirement Community is one of just a couple available nursing homes in Bluffton, Indiana. Featuring an overall grade of B, this nursing home is a great option. Based on our ratings, this facility has quite a bit going for it. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
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River Terrace Retirement Community
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its favorable overall performance, we gave this facility an A+ for the area of inspections. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its profile, this nursing home also earned a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 85.43689 percent of its patients. This is a bit below what we were hoping for but still a reasonably acceptable figure. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a decent score in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of C. In our short-term care rating, we seek to create a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this facility was given a C in nursing, which is an acceptable score. When determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the number of hours nurses are with patients and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we look at quality-based statistics, such as the percentage of residents who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
River Terrace Retirement Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 3.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 6.8% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 1.94% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay residents who had a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 2.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 30.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 8.16% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 85.72% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 8.05% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 20.49% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents who retained mobility levels. Many would argue that mobility is critical to patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 20.49% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In River Terrace Retirement Community, 86.54% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Bluffton Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.97 miles away303 S Main St Bluffton Indiana 46714Proprietary(260) 824-3210
- Adams Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.94 miles away1100 Mercer Ave Decatur Indiana 46733Government - Local(260) 724-2145
- Parkview Huntington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.79 miles away2001 Stults Rd Huntington Indiana 46750Voluntary non-profit - Private(260) 355-3000
- Lutheran Hospital of IndianaAcute Care Hospitals 18.21 miles away7950 W Jefferson Blvd Fort Wayne Indiana 46804Proprietary(260) 435-7001
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Wells County3.52 miles away1100 South Main Street Bluffton Indiana 46714Dialysis Stations: 8 (260) 827-0359
- Fmc - Tri-Counties Dialysis Center13.79 miles away817 S 13th St Decatur Indiana 46733Dialysis Stations: 10 (260) 724-8303
- Randolph Dialysis, LLC16.94 miles away6721 Old Trail Road Fort Wayne Indiana 46809Dialysis Stations: 12 (260) 478-8582
- Davita - Fort Wayne South18.42 miles away302 E. Pettit Ave. Fort Wayne Indiana 46806CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (260) 456-0451
- Fmc - Huntington Dialysis18.54 miles away2859 North Park Avenue, Ste. 111 & 112 Huntington Indiana 46750Dialysis Stations: 12 (260) 355-0510
- Fmc - Northeast Indiana Kidney Ctr - Fort Wayne19.19 miles away7836 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite ll10 Fort Wayne Indiana 46804CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (260) 432-4225