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Vernon Health & Rehabilitation

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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1955 S Vernon St,
Wabash IN 46992

(260) 563-8438

41.59% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Wabash, Indiana, Vernon Health & Rehabilitation is one of only three nursing homes in this area. This is a good facility with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in Wabash. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. The best aspect of this facility's strong profile is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

One of the reasons this ended up being a strong facility is that it earned a very impressive inspection rating. In fact, inspections is its best category grade. In this area, we awarded this facility an A. Our inspection scores are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to 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. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing ratings are mostly tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a favorable short-term care score. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this category. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is generally a reliable assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We were not able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final category we rated is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a D in long-term care, making this its weakest area. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means the facility didn't perform well in our measures relating to patient care. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 68.78049 percent of its patients. This is pretty significantly below what we were hoping for. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Vernon Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 11.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of long-term patients which have had UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 18.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 38.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 1.03% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 83.93% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 28.57% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 34.72% of Residents

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

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, 34.72% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Parkview Wabash Hospital, IncCritical Access Hospitals 2.79 miles away10 John Kissinger Drive Wabash Indiana 46992Voluntary non-profit - Private(260) 563-3131
  • Dukes Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.35 miles away275 W 12th St Peru Indiana 46970Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 472-8000
  • Marion General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.1 miles away441 N Wabash Ave Marion Indiana 46952Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 660-6000
  • Parkview Huntington HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.79 miles away2001 Stults Rd Huntington Indiana 46750Voluntary non-profit - Private(260) 355-3000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Peru Dialysis12.64 miles away25 West 2nd Street Peru Indiana 46970Dialysis Stations: 12 (765) 472-1531
  • Fmc - Grant County Dialysis16.03 miles away1797 West Kem Road Marion Indiana 46952CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (765) 662-9792
  • Fmc - Huntington Dialysis18.8 miles away2859 North Park Avenue, Ste. 111 & 112 Huntington Indiana 46750Dialysis Stations: 12 (260) 355-0510

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=155810