South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center
353 Tyler St, Gary IN 46402 · (219) 886-7070 · 76.7% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With an address in Gary, Indiana, South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center is one of a mere three facilities in this area. This nursing home proved to be a decent facility, with an overall grade of B-. This actually proved to be the number one rated nursing home in the city. The best part of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary nursing rating. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 100 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but it really excelled in the area of nursing care, with an impressive grade of A in this category. There are a variety of criteria within this category. Most of these criteria relate to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 4.7 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which was among the highest totals we found. Finally, this place was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this category. It performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home's second best category is inspections. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. It actually outperformed most facilities in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. This nursing home was hit with 13 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its third best category score in the category of long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a C in this category, which is a decent score. Long-term care grades assess a facility's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled nursing and healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. One of the datapoints we considered on top of this nursing home's above average nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 94.73684 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the nursing home population. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this facility had 2.58 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was not quite as favorable than its other scores in the long-term care area.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's least impressive category was short-term care, which is the last area we looked at. For this area, we gave this nursing home a D. With our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to craft a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This definitely was not a strength for this facility. We found that just 26.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, around half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
South Shore Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better