South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center is in South Lyon, Michigan, a city with 29,320 people. It looks like this nursing home is among the most impressive facilities we assessed. In fact, it was given the very best score. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top five percent of all facilities nationally. As you will find below, this place performed just as well in our category grades. We gave it a straight A report card!
South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
700 Reynold Sweet Parkway,
South Lyon MI 48178
71.89% estimated occupancy 1
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Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this nursing home excelled in long-term care. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. The last statistic we looked at is the nursing home's hospitalization rate. Although it had 2.27 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was close to the middle of the pack since it had some more complicated patients.
Nurse Quality
This first-rate facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. There are a host of datapoints included in this category. Most of these subcategories relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility provided 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an impressive figure which typically leads to quality care. Finally, this facility also excelled in the quality-based metrics we looked at. For example, it fared as well as any nursing home the country in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We look at these datapoints as reliable measures of the quality of nursing care offered.
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Facility Inspections
We awarded this facility an impressive grade of A for inspections. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the last area, this facility was awarded a highly favorable short-term care rating. In fact, we awarded it an A- in this area, rounding out a straight A profile. Our short-term care grade is typically used to assess a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to offer high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to have better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. This place outperformed most facilities with 52.7 percent of its residents returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 2.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 13.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 18.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 3.45% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 91.71% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 12.37% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 19.59% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 1.35 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 19.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 10.82 Percentage of Patients
This is 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
In South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, 76.52% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- University of Michigan Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 12.74 miles away1500 E Medical Center Drive, Spc 5474 Ann Arbor Michigan 48109Voluntary non-profit - Private(734) 764-1505
- St Mary Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.03 miles away36475 Five Mile Road Livonia Michigan 48154Voluntary non-profit - Private(734) 655-4800
- Henry Ford West Bloomfield HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.4 miles away6777 West Maple Road West Bloomfield Michigan 48322Voluntary non-profit - Private(248) 325-1000
- St Joseph Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.67 miles away5301 E Huron River Dr Ann Arbor Michigan 48106Voluntary non-profit - Church(734) 712-3456
- Forest Health Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.5 miles away135 S Prospect St Ypsilanti Michigan 48198Government - Hospital District or Authority(734) 547-4700
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsAcute Care Hospitals 16.4 miles away28050 Grand River Avenue Farmington Michigan 48336Voluntary non-profit - Private(248) 471-8000
- Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.32 miles away620 Byron Rd Howell Michigan 48843Voluntary non-profit - Other(517) 545-6000
- Garden City HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.11 miles away6245 Inkster Rd Garden City Michigan 48135Voluntary non-profit - Private(734) 421-3300
Nearby Dialysis
- Bio Medical Applications of Michigan Inc6.04 miles away49641 Grand River Ave Wixom Michigan 48393Dialysis Stations: 13 (248) 924-3544
- Novi Dialysis Center of Davita6.57 miles away27150 Providence Pkwy Ste A Novi Michigan 48374CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (248) 449-6947
- Fmc Dialysis - Brighton7.02 miles away5757 Whitmore Lake Rd Ste 1600 Brighton Michigan 48116CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (810) 229-6945
- Brighton Dialysis of Davita10.19 miles away7960 Grand River Rd Ste 210 Brighton Michigan 48114Dialysis Stations: 13 (810) 225-6288
- Univ of Mi Dialysis - Pediatric10.69 miles away1540 E Hospital Dr Rm 10-712 Mott Hospital Ann Arbor Michigan 48109Dialysis Stations: 10 (734) 232-5461
- Ghs Western Regional Home Dialysis10.89 miles away39525 W 14 Mile Rd Ste 200 Novi Michigan 48377Dialysis Stations: 3 (248) 668-4180
- Univ of Mi Dialysis Clinics - Livonia11.05 miles away19900 Haggerty Rd Ste 106 Livonia Michigan 48152CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (734) 432-7870
- Michigan Dialysis Services, LLC11.49 miles away275 N Canton Center Rd Canton Michigan 48187Dialysis Stations: 13 (734) 844-0108