Wintersong Village
1005 South Edgewood Drive, Knox IN 46534 · (574) 772-5826 · 72.08% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Wintersong Village is a small government-owned facility in Knox, Indiana. We gave this facility an overall grade of D. A score of this caliber typically suggests a few concerning datapoints. This place seems to have very little working in its favor. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's profile is its strong inspection score. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category scores
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 48 Beds
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Government - County
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we were not high on this nursing home's overall score, it actually received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that category with an A. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these inspections. Most importantly, you should avoid facilities with severe deficiencies associated with risks to resident well being. This facility received 10 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
This facility really excelled in the category of nursing, where it received an D. Nursing grades are mostly associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided a meager 2.9 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is not a very impressive figure. To pair with its below average total nursing hours per resident, this facility had really bad marks in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in calculating our nursing scores. For starters, we looked at the percentage of patients experiencing falls which led to major injury. This place was at more than 1.5 times the national average in this statistic.
Short-term Care Quality
Unfortunately, we gave this facility an F for its short-term care score. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is often a solid assessment of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. With a score of this caliber in this area, we weren't shocked to discover that this facility was well below average in many staffing areas we focus on. The facility supplied substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most nursing homes. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 39.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed was long-term care. This nursing home was given a very poor grade of F in that category. For residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had just 1.33 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few 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.
Wintersong Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better