The Restoracy of Whitestown is a senior living facility in Whitestown, Indiana, which has a total of 2,913 people. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is very favorable grade. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all facilities nationally. This facility also received consistently good ratings in all four of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
The Restoracy of Whitestown
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. We were not able to locate deficiency data for this facility. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its high-end resume, this facility also performed well in our long-term care area. In fact, it received a score of A- for the category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 92.82297 percent of its residents, which is slightly less than we anticipated. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We assessed the skill-level of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses spent with patients, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning a patient more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
In our last area, this nursing home also was given an impressive short-term care score, with a B+. This completed a first-rate report card. Our short-term care ratings are likely more important for those needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. It does not look like this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Restoracy of Whitestown Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 7.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 3.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients who suffered falls leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 1.87% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better nursing care can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 21.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 12.89% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 91.48% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 15.74% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 15.7% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 1.46 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 15.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 11.29 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Restoracy of Whitestown, 73.78% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.