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Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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1333 Wells St,
Niles MI 49120

(269) 684-1111

67.97% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Niles, Michigan. Sporting an overall rating of D, this is a relatively poor nursing home. Although this grade isn't too far off the city grade in Niles which is a C, you still ought to be able to do better. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Bariatric Care
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

Although we gave this place a poor overall grade, we actually awarded it a fairly respectable score in the area of inspections, where it received a B-. This was better than its other categories. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively insignificant. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Nursing grades are primarily based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Lastly, we also looked at several nursing quality measures. Although this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared well in this statistic. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning patients at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The third most favorable area we awarded this facility in any category came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a B-. Our short-term care scores are presumably most meaningful for residents needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The key is determining what bearing this had on the quality of care. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The final category we graded is long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this area. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We found that this facility administered the vaccine to a relatively low 72.807014 percent of its residents, which is slightly concerning. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 7.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 2.63% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 0.45% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 29.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 20.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 3.69% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 59.27% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 30.24% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 29.19% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 29.19% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 5.33% of Patients

This metric is a measure of 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

Grade: C

In Riveridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 71.99% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.52 miles away5215 Holy Cross Pkwy Mishawaka Indiana 46545Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 335-5000
  • Memorial Hospital of South BendAcute Care Hospitals 10.83 miles away615 N Michigan St South Bend Indiana 46601Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 647-1000
  • Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.71 miles away420 W High St Dowagiac Michigan 49047Voluntary non-profit - Church(269) 782-8681
  • Elkhart General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.04 miles away600 E Blvd Elkhart Indiana 46514Government - Local(574) 294-2621

Nearby Dialysis

  • Liberty Dialysis at Lakeland - Niles2.31 miles away8 Longmeadow Village Dr Niles Michigan 49120CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (269) 684-0116
  • Davita - Dialysis South Bend West8.67 miles away5660 Nimtz Pkwy South Bend Indiana 46628Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 234-8870
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Blackthorn8.75 miles away6201 Nimtz Parkway South Bend Indiana 46628CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (574) 246-7000
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Mishawaka10.84 miles away710 Park Place Mishawaka Indiana 46545CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (574) 273-6776
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Home11.3 miles away250 E. Day Road, Suite 300 Mishawaka Indiana 46545Dialysis Stations: 2 (574) 273-6777
  • Fmc - South Bend Dialysis11.84 miles away320 South Street South Bend Indiana 46601Dialysis Stations: 17 (574) 246-0752
  • Davita - Irish Dialysis13.56 miles away4350 South Ironwood Dr South Bend Indiana 46614Dialysis Stations: 20 (574) 299-4529
  • Liberty Dialysis at Lakeland - Royalton17.32 miles away3772 Hollywood Rd Saint Joseph Michigan 49085Dialysis Stations: 1 (269) 428-7474

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=235598