The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant is an average-sized nursing home located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. This proved to be a decent facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our analysis, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. One of the highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
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The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
The primary reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category, with an A-. This is a notably better score than the place's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our better scores. Nursing ratings are primarily based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third area we analyzed was short-term care, where this facility received a B- in this category. With our short-term care category, we endeavor to forge a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our next area, this nursing home really did not perform very well. Due to a very poor grade of F in long-term care, this was this nursing home's poorest category. For residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at 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 administered the vaccine to 95.92593 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this facility also keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 9.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 23.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 1.23% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 96.55% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 12.17% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 15.07% of Residents
This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 15.07% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 10.84% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, 74.42% of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mclaren Central MichiganAcute Care Hospitals 0.27 miles away1221 South Drive Mount Pleasant Michigan 48858Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 772-6700
- Midmichigan Medical Center-GratiotAcute Care Hospitals 15.28 miles away300 E Warwick Dr Alma Michigan 48801Voluntary non-profit - Private(989) 463-1101
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Mt Pleasant Dialysis0 miles away404 S Crapo St Mount Pleasant Michigan 48858CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (989) 779-8724
- Davita - Alma Dialysis14.95 miles away1730 Wright Ave Alma Michigan 48801CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (989) 463-2366