The Waters of Scottsburg is an average-sized nursing home located in Scottsburg, Indiana. With an overall rating of D, this is a relatively poor facility. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Scottsburg. The city has just three other nursing homes. The best thing we can really say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
The Waters of Scottsburg
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its much more favorable nursing score this year. We gave it a B in this area, which was much better than its overall grade. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
We were also pleasantly surprised to award this nursing home a relatively favorable inspection grade as well. We gave it a B- in this category, which was much better than its overall score. Our inspection ratings are tied to several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to patient safety. This nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
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Short-term Care Quality
We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D for our short-term care grade. This is well below average in this category. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be most important for residents in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically requires more highly-skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. With a score in this range for this area, we weren't surprised to find that this facility was well below average in two of the key staffing metrics we assess. The nursing home provided substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most nursing homes. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics sunk this facility's short-term care score.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was long-term care, turned out to be this facility's worst category. We gave this facility a grade of D in this area. For patients in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 99.51219 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this nursing home also keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Waters of Scottsburg Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 1.96% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 13.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 21.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 12.38% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 91.56% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 16.12% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 17.5% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that remained mobile levels. Many believe that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 17.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 11.23 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Waters of Scottsburg, 73.53% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Scores for Scottsburg, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Scottsburg, Indiana has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Scott Memorial HealthCritical Access Hospitals 0.26 miles away1451 N Gardner St Scottsburg Indiana 47170Proprietary(812) 752-3456
- St Vincent Salem Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 18.4 miles away911 N Shelby St Salem Indiana 47167Voluntary non-profit - Private(812) 883-5881
- Schneck Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.45 miles away411 W Tipton St Seymour Indiana 47274Government - Local(812) 522-2349
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Scottsburg Dialysis1.29 miles away1619 W. Mcclain Ave. Scottsburg Indiana 47170Dialysis Stations: 8 (812) 752-5249
- Fmc - Scott County Dialysis1.3 miles away130 N. Westavia Blvd Scottsburg Indiana 47170Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 754-0630
- Fmc - Dialysis Services of Salem18.35 miles away102 Connie Ave Ste 104 Salem Indiana 47167Dialysis Stations: 8 (812) 883-9187
- Fmc - Seymour18.64 miles away200 East Third Street Seymour Indiana 47274Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 524-9885