The Waters of Dillsboro-Ross Manor
12803 Lenover St, Dillsboro IN 47018 · (812) 432-5226 · 65.69% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
The Waters of Dillsboro-Ross Manor is a large nursing home located in Dillsboro, Indiana. We gave this facility an overall rating of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Dillsboro. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is inspections, which is discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 123 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection grades are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to resident safety. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also didn't grade out poorly in the area of short-term care. Indeed, we gave it a C for that area, which turned out to be among its more favorable scores. With our short-term care category, we seek to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. This place provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is often a great sign. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 31.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this is below average.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also didn't perform terribly in the area of nursing. In fact, we awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is another one its better scores. When calculating our nursing grades, we weigh both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This place provides only 3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a somewhat concerning figure as it is well below the national average. Lastly, we also factored in a few quality-based statistics in this category. Although this place did not rank well in terms of its nursing hours, it performed much better in some of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than average. This is usually a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided with better nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at was long-term care. This facility received a rock bottom grade of F in that category. When facilities receive this kind of score in long-term care it is typically a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this nursing home vaccinated 84.539474 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be quite a few points lower than the national average. Unfortunately, this nursing home's hospitalization rate was also a cause for concern. Here we found that this facility had 2.26 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an alarming rate.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Waters of Dillsboro-Ross Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who have suffered a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better