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South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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353 Tyler St,
Gary IN 46402

(219) 886-7070

85.4% estimated occupancy 1

South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized government-owned nursing home in Gary, Indiana. This nursing home was given an overall grade of D, which is a relatively poor rating. This facility seems to have very little going for it. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection rating. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category grades

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

While we didn't give this nursing home a good overall grade, we actually gave it a strong grade in the category of inspections, where it earned a B+. Arguably the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. It is generally in your best interest to avoid places that have too many severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility also received a very impressive nursing rating. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In this category, we gave this facility an B. Nursing grades are mostly tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning a patient more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Turning to the category of long-term care, this nursing home received just a D in this area. In a long-term care environment, 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 looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this place also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The last category we looked at was short-term care, which turned out to be a weak link for this facility. We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D in the area of short-term care. Short-term care grades are commonly used to judge a facility's performance with rehabilitation. In order to have highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Given its poor grade in this category, we were not stunned to discover that this facility provided far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 3 percent of its patients returning home. This was quite a bit below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.62% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which have had a fall leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 1.27% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 5.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for several conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 16.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.35% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients showing symptoms of depression. Many believe this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 99.7% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 10.2% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 17.08% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is important for patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 17.08% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 11.13% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center, 44.87% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

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  • St Catherine Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 5.54 miles away4321 Fir St East Chicago Indiana 46312Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 392-7004
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  • Franciscan Health DyerAcute Care Hospitals 11.87 miles away24 Joliet St Dyer Indiana 46311Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 865-2141
  • Advocate Trinity HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.04 miles away2320 E 93rd St Chicago Illinois 60617Voluntary non-profit - Other(773) 967-5002

Nearby Dialysis

  • The Dialysis Center of Gary LLC2.24 miles away1705 W. 25th Ave, Suite 101 Gary Indiana 46404Dialysis Stations: 21 (219) 944-0749
  • Fmc - Gary Dialysis3.04 miles away3290 Grant Street Gary Indiana 46408CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 980-2860
  • Davita - Gary5.12 miles away4802 Broadway Gary Indiana 46408CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (219) 887-1199
  • Fmc - East Chicago Dialysis Center5.55 miles away4016 Main Street East Chicago Indiana 46312CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (219) 398-9338
  • Davita - East Chicago5.59 miles away4320 Fir Street Suite 404 East Chicago Indiana 46312Dialysis Stations: 12 (219) 397-1199
  • Fmc - Griffith6.18 miles away926 N. Broad Street Griffith Indiana 46319Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 838-7777
  • Merrillville North Dialysis Center6.7 miles away6059 Broadway Merrillville Indiana 46410CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (219) 980-1090
  • Fmc - Hobart7.41 miles away1330 S. Wisconsin Street Hobart Indiana 46342CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 947-9289

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155530