Symphony of Dyer is one of just a few available nursing homes in Dyer, Indiana. Sporting an overall grade of C, this is likely a solid nursing home. This actually ended up being the number one rated facility in the city. You also may want to review this facility's category grades below. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Symphony of Dyer
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it earned a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. If it wasn't for this category, this facility's overall grade would have been much worse. Our short-term care grades are thought to be more critical for patients needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. It does not look like this nursing home submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home's inspection score exceeded its overall score as well. We gave them one of our better grades in that area, with a B. This is a better grade than its overall score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. This facility was assessed 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. Our nursing rating assesses several components, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a reliable indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses aids to assist its residents.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the last category, this facility really didn't perform very well. Due to a rock bottom grade of F in long-term care, this is this nursing home's poorest grade. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means the facility did not perform well in our quality measures relating to patient care. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. We were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated only 89.33333 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Symphony of Dyer Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Symphony of Dyer, 7.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Symphony of Dyer, 3.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients that have experienced a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Symphony of Dyer, 1.87% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Symphony of Dyer, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Symphony of Dyer, 21.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Symphony of Dyer, 12.89% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are showing signs of depression. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Symphony of Dyer, 91.48% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Symphony of Dyer, 15.74% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Symphony of Dyer, 15.7% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care patients that maintained mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Symphony of Dyer, 15.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Symphony of Dyer, 11.29 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Symphony of Dyer, 73.78% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Franciscan Health DyerAcute Care Hospitals 1.02 miles away24 Joliet St Dyer Indiana 46311Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 865-2141
- Franciscan Health MunsterAcute Care Hospitals 2.32 miles away701 Superior Ave Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 922-4200
- Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.18 miles away901 Macarthur Blvd Munster Indiana 46321Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 836-1600
- Franciscan Health HammondAcute Care Hospitals 7.69 miles away5454 Hohman Ave Hammond Indiana 46320Voluntary non-profit - Church(219) 932-2300
- St Catherine Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 9.56 miles away4321 Fir St East Chicago Indiana 46312Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 392-7004
- Methodist Hospitals IncAcute Care Hospitals 10.3 miles away600 Grant St Gary Indiana 46402Voluntary non-profit - Private(219) 886-4000
- Ingalls Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.49 miles away1 Ingalls Drive Harvey Illinois 60426Voluntary non-profit - Private(708) 333-2300
- Advocate South Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.49 miles away17800 S Kedzie Ave Hazel Crest Illinois 60429Voluntary non-profit - Church(708) 799-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Dyer0.93 miles away2150 Gettler Street, Suite 105 Dyer Indiana 46311Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 322-3710
- Munster Dialysis Center1.76 miles away10120 Calumet Avenue, Suite 102 Munster Indiana 46321Dialysis Stations: 20 (219) 924-3972
- Davita - Munster3.18 miles away9100 Calumet Ave. Munster Indiana 46321CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (219) 836-1299
- Schererville Dialysis Center3.34 miles away1534 Us Highway 41 Schererville Indiana 46375Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 322-5448
- Fmc - Neomedica - Munster4.1 miles away314 Ridge Road Munster Indiana 46321Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 836-9317
- Fmc - Griffith4.81 miles away926 N. Broad Street Griffith Indiana 46319Dialysis Stations: 17 (219) 838-7777
- Davita - St. John Dialysis5.06 miles away10033 Wicker Ave Saint John Indiana 46373Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 365-5043
- Fmc - Liberty Dialysis - Hammond5.44 miles away7214 Calumet Avenue Hammond Indiana 46324CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (219) 228-4477