The Rivers Health & Rehab Center of Grosse Pointe
900 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe MI 48236 · (313) 821-7095 · 72.67% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
The Rivers Health & Rehab Center of Grosse Pointe is located in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. We gave this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the nation. We really couldn't find many negative things to say about this nursing home. Its scores are just impeccable. As you can find below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category scores. It would be hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 86 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to performing well overall, this facility received an excellent short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an impressive grade of A in that category. In our short-term care score, we seek to craft a sound barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. This is generally an excellent sign. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. On top of excelling in the area of physical therapy hours, we found that it performed as well as just about any facility in the nation in this area with 68.7 percent of its residents returning home. Most nursing homes are below 50 percent in this statistic.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing grade includes a number of subcategories. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provided 4.9 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is among the higher totals in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more skilled levels of nurses. We were really impressed by these statistics. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this place also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its patients suffering falls leading to serious injury, this nursing home performed as well as any nursing home Michigan. Avoiding serious falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category, this facility also was awarded an excellent long-term care rating, with a grade of B+. This completed a first-rate report card. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of considering the elite volume of care provided by aids and other staff at this nursing home, we also were impressed by the nursing home's record for vaccinations. For example, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.1831 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. While it had 2.24 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than the majority of nursing homes since it had more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Rivers Health & Rehab Center of Grosse Pointe Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who had a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better