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Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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6006 Brandy Chase Cove,
Fort Wayne IN 46815

(260) 486-3001

88.98% estimated occupancy 1

Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. With a rock bottom overall grade of F, this nursing home didn't fare well in our assessment. This place is about as bad as it gets. If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, you can continue reading to learn more about its category grades. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B+ for that category, which is one of our better scores. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We were also stunned to discover that this facility received a decent long-term care rating in our assessment. We gave it a C in that area. In computing our long-term care ratings, we analyze the personal care received by a nursing home's patients. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 84.03615 percent of its patients. This is several points less than average. On a more positive note, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next category we assessed was short-term care. This facility's was given a poor short-term care score where it received a lowly F. Our short-term care scores are meaningful for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last metric we considered in this area is the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 5 percent of its patients returning home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The last area we scored is nursing. We gave it an F for this area, which is a very poor score. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This place provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is an alarmingly low total. Unfortunately, this nursing home also had abysmal marks in some of the quality-based metrics to go along with its weak nursing hour totals. We looked at the percentage of residents experiencing pressure ulcers and we were disappointed. This facility was at approximately 150 percent of the national average in this metric. This is a bad sign when you consider that so many bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. This statistic helped pull down this nursing home's nursing rating quite a bit.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 10.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 2.71% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained falls leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 0.3% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that suffered from urinary tract infections. While more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 17.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 23.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 50.49% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 89.21% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 12.66% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 6.99% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Some argue that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 6.99% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 14.24% of Patients

This metric tracks 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: A-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 96.81% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Fort Wayne, IN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155249