Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Saint Louis, Michigan. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the 50 best facilities in Michigan. In our view, this place ought to be a no brainer for just about anybody. As you can find below, this facility also performed just fine in our category scores. It's hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also performed well in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Very few nursing homes fared as well in this area. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Our nursing score is mostly tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its fine assessment, this nursing home also was awarded a superb short-term care score, with a grade of A. Our short-term care scores are considered to be more important for residents in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed is long-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a strong grade of B. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.64413 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the nursing home population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 3.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 2.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 2.17% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 9.58% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients which were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 11.16% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 0% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are showing signs of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 99.14% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 8.06% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 8.71% of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 0.61 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 8.71% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 12.3% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Schnepp Senior Care and Rehab Center, 87.88% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Midmichigan Medical Center-GratiotAcute Care Hospitals 3.27 miles away300 E Warwick Dr Alma Michigan 48801Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 463-1101
- Mclaren Central MichiganAcute Care Hospitals 15.43 miles away1221 South Drive Mount Pleasant Michigan 48858Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 772-6700
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Alma Dialysis3.4 miles away1730 Wright Ave Alma Michigan 48801CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (989) 463-2366
- Davita - Mt Pleasant Dialysis15.5 miles away404 S Crapo St Mount Pleasant Michigan 48858CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (989) 779-8724