Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne
6006 Brandy Chase Cove, Fort Wayne IN 46815 · (260) 486-3001 · 78.58% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne is an average-sized facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It looks like this facility is a relatively poor nursing home. A score of this caliber suggests we found a few red flags. Keep in mind that Fort Wayne received a city grade of B-, so should consider other options in the city as well. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's profile, you can continue reading to find out about its category grades. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't rate this nursing home favorably overall, we actually gave it an excellent grade in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an C. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the quantity of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, this place was relatively weak in some of the major metrics we look at, with subpar scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of C in this area. In our short-term care rating, we attempt to create a fair barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 41 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the final category, this nursing home really didn't fare well in this category either. With a poor grade of F in long-term care, this is really as bad as it gets. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is typically a bad sign for resident care and it may indicate that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. We were concerned by the fact that this facility vaccinated just 77.09091 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually decent at limiting hospitalizations. While it had 1.99 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric wasn't as bad due to it having some more complicated patients. This was its best score in this category
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Healthcare of Fort Wayne Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses 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.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
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.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
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.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
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.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
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.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better