The Waters of Indianapolis
3895 S Keystone Ave, Indianapolis IN 46227 · (317) 787-5364 · 72.09% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
The Waters of Indianapolis is in Indianapolis, Indiana. This city is among the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has 910,148 people. With an overall grade of D, this is a lower end nursing home. If you aren't happy with this nursing home, you should be able to find another option in Indianapolis, as the city has more than 25 nursing homes. The best thing we can say about this facility is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 81 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we were not very complementary of this facility's overall grade, it received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our best scores in that category with an A. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's second best category turned out to be its long-term care score, where it received a C. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this nursing home had 2.78 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this figure is quite a bit higher than the national average, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes based on the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Short-term Care Quality
The third category we assessed was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of C in this area. In computing these short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. One of this nursing home's strengths is physical therapy hours. We found that it offers more hours with physical therapists to its residents than most facilities. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that it performed respectably with 47.2 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next area we assessed is nursing, which ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. We awarded this facility a D in that area. Our nursing score looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. With just 3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, this place's nurse staffing levels were well below average. Finally, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This nursing home was above average in two of the data points we focus on, with good scores for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These metrics are typically reliable measures of the quality of nursing care provided.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Waters of Indianapolis Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who had a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better