Thornton Terrace Health Campus is one of just a couple nursing homes in Hanover, Indiana. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our more impressive grades. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the country. If you scroll down, you can see this place's category scores, which are also quite good.
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Thornton Terrace Health Campus
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to faring well overall, this nursing home also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent risk to resident safety or health. A couple relatively minor deficiencies are not something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was dominant in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Few facilities fared better in this category. In our short-term care score, we attempt to create a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Our nursing rating analyzes many components, but the primary one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics 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 state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of moving a resident at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category we looked at, this facility was given an impressive grade grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this score, the facility completed a first-rate profile. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the data points we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.3007 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the nursing home population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Thornton Terrace Health Campus Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 6.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 3.5% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients who experienced falls leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from UTI's. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 19.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 18.66% of Patients
This is the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could imply lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 95.1% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 19.35% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 10.71% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 10.71% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 13.28% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Thornton Terrace Health Campus, 82.36% of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Madison State HospitalPsychiatric 4.96 miles away711 Green Rd Madison Indiana 47250Government - State(812) 265-2611
- Carroll County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.55 miles away309 Eleventh Street Carrollton Kentucky 41008Voluntary non-profit - Private(502) 732-4321
- Scott Memorial HealthCritical Access Hospitals 16.79 miles away1451 N Gardner St Scottsburg Indiana 47170Proprietary(812) 752-3456
Nearby Dialysis
- American Kidney Center5.82 miles away419 Clifty Drive Madison Indiana 47250Dialysis Stations: 16 (812) 747-9472
- Davita - North Vernon Dialysis Center17.07 miles away2340 North State Hwy 7., Ste A North Vernon Indiana 47265Dialysis Stations: 10 (812) 352-8150
- Davita - Scottsburg Dialysis17.55 miles away1619 W. Mcclain Ave. Scottsburg Indiana 47170Dialysis Stations: 8 (812) 752-5249
- Fmc - Scott County Dialysis17.8 miles away130 N. Westavia Blvd Scottsburg Indiana 47170Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 754-0630
- Davita - General Butler Dialysis18.81 miles away329 Floyd Drive Suite B Carrollton Kentucky 41008Dialysis Stations: 8 (502) 732-4713