Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
701 Armory Rd,
Delphi IN 46923
78.75% estimated occupancy 1
St Elizabeth Healthcare Center is a senior living facility in Delphi, Indiana. The city has a total of 8,048 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A score of this caliber requires some solid marks. This nursing home has a few things going for it. The best part of this nursing home's profile was its stellar inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this place also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 9 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Turning to the category of short-term care, we gave this nursing home a grade of A- in that category. Our short-term care grades are crucial for prospective residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home provided more physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes with 59.3 percent of its patients returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
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This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. In computing a facility's nursing rating, we assess the amount of time nurses commit to residents and the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 2.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Finally, we look at quality-based statistics, such as the percent of residents who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these datapoints are decent measures of the quality of nursing care.
Switching gears to our final category, this nursing home really did not perform very well. Due to an abysmal grade of F in long-term care, this was this nursing home's worst grade. Facilities that don't fare well in this category typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 93.20988 percent of its patients, which is slightly less than we expected. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.17 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of nursing care quality.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 1.95% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients who experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 21.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 12.55% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 91.52% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 16.15% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 17.47% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 17.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 11.18 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
In St Elizabeth Healthcare Center, 73.66% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
