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The Waters of Indianapolis

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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3895 S Keystone Ave,
Indianapolis IN 46227

(317) 787-5364

84.32% estimated occupancy 1

The Waters of Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The city provides several available nursing homes. This nursing home was given an overall grade of C, which is a good score. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Indianapolis, which admittedly is admittedly a little below average nationally. The best part of this facility's profile was its exemplary inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To go along with its relatively modest overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A for our inspections rating. This score is far better than the facility's overall rating. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This facility was assessed 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also performed well in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we awarded it a grade of A- in that category, which is one of our most impressive grades. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 59.91903 percent of its patients, which is a few points lower than we were hoping for. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Another unfortunate development was the F this facility received in the category of short-term care. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home offers far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the typical nursing home. The last item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 0 percent of its patients returning home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The next area we looked at was nursing, which was this facility's least impressive area. We gave it an F for this category, which is obviously very disappointing. In determining our nursing grades, we factor in both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This place averaged only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an alarmingly low total. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing scores. This place fared well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

The Waters of Indianapolis Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 7.36% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 4.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 1.69% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which sustained a UTI. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 13.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 22.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 14.48% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 91.03% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 15.46% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 12.91% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 1.53 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 12.91 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 12.43 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In The Waters of Indianapolis, 73.74% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.

Scores for Indianapolis, IN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

Looking for more options? Indianapolis, Indiana has 23 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Franciscan Health IndianapolisAcute Care Hospitals 4.68 miles away8111 S Emerson Ave Indianapolis Indiana 46237Voluntary non-profit - Church(317) 528-5000
  • Community Hospital SouthAcute Care Hospitals 5.2 miles away1402 E County Line Rd S Indianapolis Indiana 46227Voluntary non-profit - Private(317) 887-7000
  • Eskenazi HealthAcute Care Hospitals 5.63 miles away720 Eskenazi Avenue Indianapolis Indiana 46202Government - Local(317) 880-4818
  • Community Hospital EastAcute Care Hospitals 5.92 miles away1500 N Ritter Ave Indianapolis Indiana 46219Voluntary non-profit - Private(317) 355-5411
  • Neurodiagnostic InstitutePsychiatric 5.97 miles away5435 E 16th St Indianapolis Indiana 46218Government - State(317) 941-4000
  • Indiana University HealthAcute Care Hospitals 6.06 miles away1701 N Senate Blvd Indianapolis Indiana 46202Voluntary non-profit - Private(317) 962-5900
  • Iu Health West HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.83 miles away1111 N Ronald Reagan Pkwy Avon Indiana 46123Proprietary(317) 217-3000
  • St Vincent Neighborhood HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.9 miles away9613 East Us Highway 36 Avon Indiana 46123Proprietary(317) 703-1999

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Marion County2 miles away3834 South Emerson Avenue Building B Indianapolis Indiana 46203CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (317) 787-3171
  • Fresenius Medical Care Indiana, LLC3.02 miles away6826 Madison Avenue Indianapolis Indiana 46227Dialysis Stations: 24 (317) 791-8362
  • Indiana Dialysis Company4.04 miles away7840 Madison Ave Indianapolis Indiana 46227CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (317) 300-9400
  • Fmc - Indianapolis-South5.03 miles away1350 E County Line Rd Suite L Indianapolis Indiana 46227Dialysis Stations: 16 (317) 865-8520
  • Davita University Dialysis of Indy5.42 miles away550 N. University Blvd Indianapolis Indiana 46202Dialysis Stations: 31 (317) 635-8729
  • Riley Hospital - Peds Dialysis5.64 miles away705 Riley Hospital Drive Roc Dialysis Rm 1240 Indianapolis Indiana 46202Dialysis Stations: 8 (317) 944-4303
  • Fmc - Circle City5.79 miles away1420 N. Senate Ave., Suite B Indianapolis Indiana 46202CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (317) 632-1273
  • Davita - Indy South Dialysis5.81 miles away972 Emerson Parkway, Suite E Greenwood Indiana 46143Dialysis Stations: 12 (317) 881-0641

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155409