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West Woods of Niles

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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1211 State Line Rd,
Niles MI 49120

(269) 684-2810

84.95% estimated occupancy 1

West Woods of Niles is a nursing home located in Niles, Michigan. The city has 37,122 people. Sporting an overall score of B, this appears to be a fine facility. We actually ranked it as the top facility in Niles. Fortunately, this place didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, this place especially excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few facilities fared better in this area. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. Unfortunately, it does not appear that we were able to find deficiency counts for this nursing home. Without having access to the information regarding deficiencies for this nursing home, it ended up being a challenge to evaluate the place in this area.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Additionally, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care scores in our assessment. In fact, we gave them one of our better grades in that category, with a grade of B. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this nursing home provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. While this wasn't quite as good as some of its other category grades, this isn't a bad score either. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This particular facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is far below average. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this facility actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually an indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last category we analyzed was long-term care. This facility was awarded a grade of B- in this area. Long-term care grades are used to grade a nursing home's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services provided by a skilled nursing facility. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.728264 percent of its residents. This facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

West Woods of Niles Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In West Woods of Niles, 7.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In West Woods of Niles, 2.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In West Woods of Niles, 1.77% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that had a urinary tract infection. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In West Woods of Niles, 11.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In West Woods of Niles, 25.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In West Woods of Niles, 0% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In West Woods of Niles, 99.86% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In West Woods of Niles, 22.94% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In West Woods of Niles, 20.81% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In West Woods of Niles, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In West Woods of Niles, 20.81% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In West Woods of Niles, 7.91% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In West Woods of Niles, 74.87% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Memorial Hospital of South BendAcute Care Hospitals 5.33 miles away615 N Michigan St South Bend Indiana 46601Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 647-1000
  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.38 miles away5215 Holy Cross Pkwy Mishawaka Indiana 46545Voluntary non-profit - Private(574) 335-5000
  • Elkhart General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.27 miles away600 E Blvd Elkhart Indiana 46514Government - Local(574) 294-2621
  • Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.85 miles away420 W High St Dowagiac Michigan 49047Voluntary non-profit - Church(269) 782-8681

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Dialysis South Bend West5.03 miles away5660 Nimtz Pkwy South Bend Indiana 46628Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 234-8870
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Blackthorn5.18 miles away6201 Nimtz Parkway South Bend Indiana 46628CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (574) 246-7000
  • Liberty Dialysis at Lakeland - Niles5.49 miles away8 Longmeadow Village Dr Niles Michigan 49120CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (269) 684-0116
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Mishawaka5.58 miles away710 Park Place Mishawaka Indiana 46545CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (574) 273-6776
  • Fmc - Nephrology - Home6.3 miles away250 E. Day Road, Suite 300 Mishawaka Indiana 46545Dialysis Stations: 2 (574) 273-6777
  • Fmc - South Bend Dialysis6.32 miles away320 South Street South Bend Indiana 46601Dialysis Stations: 17 (574) 246-0752
  • Davita - Irish Dialysis7.99 miles away4350 South Ironwood Dr South Bend Indiana 46614Dialysis Stations: 20 (574) 299-4529
  • Davita - Elkhart14.05 miles away1401 N Michigan St Elkhart Indiana 46514Dialysis Stations: 12 (574) 262-5295