With an address in Sellersburg, Indiana, Sellersburg Healthcare Center is one of just a couple available facilities in this area. This nursing home was given an F, which is definitely concerning in our grading scheme. This place does not seem to have any redeeming qualities. Even though this place was awarded one encouraging category grade in short-term care, which you can find more information about below.
Sellersburg Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
Although this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in our short-term care category. We awarded it a B- for that category, which isn't bad. That said, this was not enough to save its otherwise poor profile. In computing these short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. It is important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Facility Inspections
Unfortunately, this facility didn't receive glowing inspections in recent years. We gave it a D for our inspections rating and that actually was its second highest score. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. You should be especially cautious when considering a nursing home that has severe deficiencies on its inspection reports. This particular facility was assessed 7 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they caused a risk to patient health or safety. Finally, we also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was assessed large government fines of over $100,000. This usually signifies that a facility'sbad track record has been an issue for several years.
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Nurse Quality
Unfortunately, we gave this facility an F for its nursing grade. Our nursing score is primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing grades. This nursing home fared well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these statistics to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is long-term care. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this category, which is an abysmal grade. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 95.364235 percent of its residents, which is an above average total. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sellersburg Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 1.96% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who had a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 13.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 21.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 12.38% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 91.56% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 16.12% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 17.5% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 17.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 11.23 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sellersburg Healthcare Center, 73.53% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation services.