Westminster Village - West Lafayette is a facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. The city has a population of 66,972 people. We awarded this nursing home an overall score of A, which is an extremely impressive grade. As a matter of fact, it is actually the number one rated facility in West Lafayette. Based on our ratings, this nursing home is really as good as it gets. Scroll down to find this nursing home's category scores, which are also strong. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
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Westminster Village - West Lafayette
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of performing well overall, this nursing home earned an excellent inspection report. As a result, we gave it one of our highest scores in that area with an A. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
On the list of its many dominant grades, this facility received a strong short-term care grade. In fact, it received a grade of A in that category. In our short-term care score, we seek to forge a sound barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 7.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. When computing our nursing grades, we factor in both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed was long-term care. We gave this nursing home one of our more favorable scores in this area, with a B. Even though this was not on par with some of this nursing home's other scores, it is still a positive score. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are kept in good health. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 97.68519 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westminster Village - West Lafayette Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 4.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 12.5% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 2.86% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents that sustained urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 17.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 4.74% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 97.52% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 13.01% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 14.8% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 14.8% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 10.42% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Westminster Village - West Lafayette, 82.53% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for West Lafayette, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.83 miles away5165 Mccarty Ln Lafayette Indiana 47905Voluntary non-profit - Private(765) 448-8000
Nearby Dialysis
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