Wedgewood Healthcare Center is a large nursing home in Clarksville, Indiana. With an overall score of F, we consider this to be a bottom of the barrel facility. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Clarksville. The city has just three other nursing homes. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Wedgewood Healthcare Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
101 Potters Ln,
Clarksville IN 47129
76.04% estimated occupancy 1
Note: Wedgewood Healthcare Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home did not receive any favorable grades. In particular, we gave it an F in the category of nursing. The nursing grade weighs many subcategories. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This place provided 2.6 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is below average. Lastly, we also looked at some quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This nursing home was above average in two of the areas we focus on, with solid marks for avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are generally good indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to draw your attention to this nursing home's inspection grades where it received an F. This generally means we found some red flags on the inspection reports. We would advise paying close attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection score. We would pay close attention to the level of severity of those deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 9 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they caused a risk to resident health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed was short-term care, in which this facility was given an F. Short-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 43.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded was long-term care, where this nursing home received a very poor grade in this area as well. Sadly, it received an abysmal F in this category, which is definitely a major disappointment. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. Once we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated just 60.714287 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.28 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wedgewood Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 7.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. More supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 1.95% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 13.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 21.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 12.55% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 91.52% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 16.15% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 17.47% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 17.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 11.18 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wedgewood Healthcare Center, 73.66% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Clarksville, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of D
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Clarksville, Indiana has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Baptist Health FloydAcute Care Hospitals 3.32 miles away1850 State St New Albany Indiana 47150Voluntary non-profit - Private(812) 944-7701
- Clark Memorial HealthAcute Care Hospitals 3.6 miles away1220 Missouri Ave Jeffersonville Indiana 47130Voluntary non-profit - Other(812) 283-2147
- Wellstone Regional HospitalPsychiatric 3.97 miles away2700 Vissing Park Rd Jeffersonville Indiana 47130Proprietary(812) 284-8000
- Jewish Hospital & St Mary's HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 5.67 miles away200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville Kentucky 40202Voluntary non-profit - Private(502) 587-4011
- Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / NorAcute Care Hospitals 5.74 miles away200 East Chestnut Street Louisville Kentucky 40202Voluntary non-profit - Private(502) 629-8000
- University of Louisville HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.83 miles away530 South Jackson Street Louisville Kentucky 40202Voluntary non-profit - Private(502) 562-3000
- Baptist Health LouisvilleAcute Care Hospitals 9.9 miles away4000 Kresge Way Louisville Kentucky 40207Voluntary non-profit - Private(502) 897-8100
- The Brook Hospital - KmiPsychiatric 11.18 miles away8521 Lagrange Road Louisville Kentucky 40242Government - Federal(502) 426-6380
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Floyd County1.85 miles away807 Talaina Place New Albany Indiana 47150CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (812) 944-3265
- Fmc - Southern Indiana2.02 miles away810 Eastern Blvd Clarksville Indiana 47129CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (812) 288-7638
- Davita - Spring Street3.37 miles away1601 Spring Street Jeffersonville Indiana 47130Dialysis Stations: 13 (812) 284-2098
- Davita Portland Dialysis4.07 miles away2118 Portland Ave Louisville Kentucky 40212Dialysis Stations: 13 (502) 776-4371
- Davita - Jeffersonville Dialysis4.26 miles away365 Quarter Master Court Jeffersonville Indiana 47130Dialysis Stations: 12 (812) 288-2296
- Bio-Medical Applications of Indiana4.99 miles away5526 E. Highway 62 Jeffersonville Indiana 47130Dialysis Stations: 17 (812) 288-1026
- Fmc - Louisville5.25 miles away720 East Broadway Street Louisville Kentucky 40202Dialysis Stations: 24 (502) 584-3021
- Fmc - West Louisville5.41 miles away2600 West Broadway Suite 112 Louisville Kentucky 40211Dialysis Stations: 18 (502) 772-7363