Thornapple Manor is a large government-owned facility located in Hastings, Michigan. With an overall grade of A+, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 10 best nursing homes in Michigan. We could not find many negative things to say about this facility. Its ratings are impeccable. As you will find below, this nursing home performed equally well in our category grades. We give this place two thumbs up!
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Thornapple Manor
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also fared well in our long-term care category, where it earned an A+. Few facilities performed better in this category. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.78992 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received an A+ inspection score, making it one of the rare facilities to receive multiple A+'s in our category grades. This score is based on the place's recent inspections. Our inspection ratings are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
In the next area we analyzed, this nursing home received dominant marks in the area of short-term care. Consequently, it received one of our highest scores in that area with a grade of of A+. Our short-term care grades are arguably more meaningful for patients requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this facility was given a highly favorable nursing score. We awarded it an A in this area, giving this facility straight A's. Our nursing rating features many data points. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning a resident more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Thornapple Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Thornapple Manor, 1.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Thornapple Manor, 4.2% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Thornapple Manor, 6.07% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Thornapple Manor, 10.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Thornapple Manor, 22.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Thornapple Manor, 1.79% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Thornapple Manor, 99.89% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Thornapple Manor, 6.82% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Thornapple Manor, 6.39% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels. Some would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Thornapple Manor, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Thornapple Manor, 6.39% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Thornapple Manor, 12.72% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Thornapple Manor, 84.75% of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Spectrum Health PennockCritical Access Hospitals 3.77 miles away1009 W Green St Hastings Michigan 49058Voluntary non-profit - Other(269) 945-3451
- Bronson Battle Creek HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.95 miles away300 North Avenue Battle Creek Michigan 49017Proprietary(269) 966-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care - Hastings4.01 miles away1230 W State St Ste C Hastings Michigan 49058Dialysis Stations: 11 (269) 945-9003
- Davita Battle Creek Dialysis19.24 miles away220 Goodale Ave E Ste B Battle Creek Michigan 49037Dialysis Stations: 20 (269) 968-8401
- Fmc - Battle Creek North19.3 miles away233 Roosevelt Ave E Battle Creek Michigan 49037CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (269) 968-8860