Wellbrooke of Westfield
937 E 186th Street, Westfield IN 46074 · (317) 804-8044 · 71.57% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Located in Westfield, Indiana, Wellbrooke of Westfield is one of only three available nursing homes in the area. We awarded this facility a very strong overall rating of A-. As a matter of fact, this proved to be the number one rated facility in Westfield. Based on our assessment, this facility is simply as good as it gets. The best part of this nursing home's impressive profile was its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicaid 1 : 70 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also want to emphasize that this facility excelled in our nursing grade. We awarded them an A+ in this area. The nursing category weighs quite a few datapoints, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident each day. At least one quarter of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. This is a high percentage of skilled nursing care. In computing our nursing grades, we apply additional weight to hours provided by registered nurses. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place 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.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
The third area we assessed was short-term care. Adding to its elite profile, this facility also excelled in that area. In fact, we gave it a grade of of A for the area. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is often a meaningful measure of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it provided substantially more care from registered nurses than most facilities. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the nation in this area with 62.1 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was long-term care. Sadly, it received an F for this category, which is an abysmal score. We wouldn't simply dismiss a nursing home as a result of a single poor category though. Long-term care ratings are important for prospective residents needing personal care. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 99.3421 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. Surprisingly, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 1.36 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wellbrooke of Westfield Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better