Wellbridge of Brighton is a nursing home in Howell, Michigan. The city has a total of 57,683 people. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. If you take a look at the other options in Howell, we are confident you will find this facility to be a better option than most facilities in the city. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its short-term care rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Wellbridge of Brighton
- Nursing Home
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 - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the category of short-term care, where it received an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections. We gave it an A- for that category. Our inspection scores are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspections. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have 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 particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing score assesses quite a few datapoints, however, the primary consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the fourth category, this facility didn't perform very well. With a very poor grade of F in this category, this was notably its poorest area. For patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is an above average percentage. To our surprise, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wellbridge of Brighton Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 16.46% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 2.44% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 1.86% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 5.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 24.82% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 4.14% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 97.37% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 6.57% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 22.65% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 22.65% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 14.28% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wellbridge of Brighton, 92.39% of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Howell, MI
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Howell, Michigan has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.19 miles away620 Byron Rd Howell Michigan 48843Voluntary non-profit - Other(517) 545-6000
Nearby Dialysis
- Brighton Dialysis of Davita2.14 miles away7960 Grand River Rd Ste 210 Brighton Michigan 48114Dialysis Stations: 13 (810) 225-6288
- Fmc Dialysis - Brighton5.17 miles away5757 Whitmore Lake Rd Ste 1600 Brighton Michigan 48116CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (810) 229-6945
- Bio Medical Applications of Michigan Inc15.81 miles away49641 Grand River Ave Wixom Michigan 48393Dialysis Stations: 13 (248) 924-3544
- Fenton Dialysis of Davita16.28 miles away17420 Silver Parkway Fenton Michigan 48430Dialysis Stations: 12 (810) 750-9200
- Novi Dialysis Center of Davita16.6 miles away27150 Providence Pkwy Ste A Novi Michigan 48374CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (248) 449-6947
- Commerce Township Dialysis of Davita18.83 miles away120 W Commerce Rd Commerce Township Michigan 48382Dialysis Stations: 12 (248) 363-4862