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Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne

Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn

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

(260) 486-3001

91.61% estimated occupancy 1

Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne is an average-sized facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This nursing home was given an overall grade of F. We ranked this as one of the bottom five rated facilities in Fort Wayne. With more than 20 other nursing homes in the city, you may simply want to look elsewhere. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection rating. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category grades

Quick Details

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

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a B+ for our inspections category. This was the result of the facility receiving a quality government inspection report this year. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Unfortunately, this facility received an F for its long-term care grade. Long-term care grades in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 89.45783 percent of its patients. This is several points below what we were hoping for. Surprisingly, this facility was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.45 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

Among this nursing home's several poor grades was its F in the area of nursing care. We assessed the qualifications of nurses working for the facility, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses were with residents, in computing our rating in this category. This nursing home provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is slightly below average. To pair with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this facility also did not fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This place had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average facility.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Turning to the final category, this nursing home really didn't fare well in this category either. With a poor grade of F in short-term care, this is really as bad as it gets. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to formulate a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. 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 datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 48.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jun 22

Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 1.95% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 21.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 12.55% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 91.52% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 16.15% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 17.47% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 17.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 11.18 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne, 73.66% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Fort Wayne, IN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • 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

Looking for more options? Fort Wayne, Indiana has 23 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Dupont Hospital LLCAcute Care Hospitals 5.9 miles away2520 E Dupont Rd Fort Wayne Indiana 46825Proprietary(260) 416-3000
  • Parkview Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.23 miles away11109 Parkview Plaza Drive Fort Wayne Indiana 46845Voluntary non-profit - Private(260) 266-1000
  • Orthopaedic Hospital at Parkview North LLCAcute Care Hospitals 6.4 miles away11130 Parkview Circle Dr Fort Wayne Indiana 46845Voluntary non-profit - Private(260) 672-4050
  • Lutheran Hospital of IndianaAcute Care Hospitals 10.56 miles away7950 W Jefferson Blvd Fort Wayne Indiana 46804Proprietary(260) 435-7001
  • Dekalb HealthAcute Care Hospitals 18.52 miles away1316 E Seventh St Auburn Indiana 46706Voluntary non-profit - Private(260) 925-4600

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Summit City Dialysis1.93 miles away3233 East Coliseum Blvd. Fort Wayne Indiana 46805CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (260) 373-1599
  • Fmc - Canal Dialysis4.07 miles away1308 Minnich Road New Haven Indiana 46774Dialysis Stations: 12 (260) 749-1004
  • Fmc - Dupont Dialysis5.71 miles away10204 East Dupont Circle Drive Fort Wayne Indiana 46825CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (260) 489-9255
  • Davita - Fort Wayne South5.72 miles away302 E. Pettit Ave. Fort Wayne Indiana 46806CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (260) 456-0451
  • Davita-Fort Wayne North Dialysis6.65 miles away415 E Dupont Road Fort Wayne Indiana 46825Dialysis Stations: 13 (260) 637-0431
  • Davita - Fort Wayne West7.69 miles away4916 Illinois Road, Suite 118 Fort Wayne Indiana 46804Dialysis Stations: 14 (260) 434-0483
  • Randolph Dialysis, LLC7.99 miles away6721 Old Trail Road Fort Wayne Indiana 46809Dialysis Stations: 12 (260) 478-8582
  • Davita - Appleseed8.62 miles away1833 Magnavox Way Fort Wayne Indiana 46804Dialysis Stations: 4 (260) 432-1036

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Footnotes:

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