Life Care Center of Rochester: Data Analysis and Ratings

(CMS 5-Star Rating: )

827 W 13TH ST, ROCHESTER, IN 46975 (574-223-4331)

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   The Most Important Data about Life Care Center of Rochester

We've looked at a lot of nursing homes, this is what we think you need to see first and if you don't want to spend a lot of time. (It's the tl;dr section.)

There is no indication of abuse occuring at Life Care Center of Rochester. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)

CMS 5-Star Overall Rating: (1 out of 5):
(The national average overall star rating is 3 stars.)

Current Trend: Improving

Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 3.45
(The national average is 3.78 )

The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 32.84% .

Best Nursing Homes in IN

According to our analysis, Life Care Center of Rochester is ranked #25 out of 27 skilled nursing homes within a 25 mile radius. See detailed information from recent inspection reports, nursing hours analysis, surverys, and information on owners and operators. Click here to view the ranked list of nursing homes near Life Care Center of Rochester.

Also, take a look at our detailed analysis of the current situation for nursing in both the state and the city.

   General Data Card

These are the basic data points for the facility.

Data date: March 01, 2024

Address: 827 W 13TH ST, ROCHESTER, IN 46975

Phone: 574-223-4331

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Ranking: Life Care Center of Rochester is ranked #2 out of 2 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #25 out of 27 facilities within a 25 mile radius.

Medicare Provider Number: 155379

Participating in Medicare Since: June 21, 1991

No. of Certified Beds: 107

No. of Residents: 55

Occupancy: 51.40 % (as of 03/10/2024 )

Amount fined in recent period: $9,750.00

Complaints filed: 4

   What is this page all about?

Below is everything shred of information that we can find about F W Huston Medical Center, along with our best effort to make sense of the data. Our purpose here is to help you to make good decisions when picking a nursing home and to keep you informed once you have chosen a home. We know from personal experience that choosing a nursing home is not something you do once and then you forget about it. In fact, it gets worse. Once you select a nursing home and get through the initial steps of figuring out how to pay for it, then the real worries start. Are they taking good care of me or my loved one? This is the question that will keep you up at night: Can I really trust these people? We wish we could answer this question, we can't. What he can do is churn through the tons of data and try and help you to make sense of it. We hope it helps.

   Ratings History

   Review of Life Care Center of Rochester Ratings and Inspection Scores

CMS regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. (The timing is supposed to be annually, but since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, these inspections have not occured as frequently.) The results of the multi-day inspection is reduced to a series of scores which are then translated into the star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another. The Overall Star rating is based on the facility's performance as compared to other facilities in the same state, so you cannot easily compare one facility's Overall star rating to a facility in another state.

It has been 8 months since the most recent inspection.

Ratings

Overall Rating 1:
Health Inspection Rating 2:
Quality Rating 2:
Staffing Rating 1:

Inspection Scores

Cycle 1 Score (as of June 21, 2023) 60
Cycle 2 Score (as of September 20, 2021) 80
Cycle 3 Score (as of June 03, 2019) 96
Weighted All Cycles Score 73

   What Goes Into the Nursing Home's 5-Star Rating

CMS has put a lot of effort into creating its very elaborate 5-Star Quality Rating System specifically to provide a quick way for residents and family members to easily understand how well a nursing home is performing and to make comparing nursing homes easier. The rating system allows people to easily compare facilities across numerous dimensions with the express purpose of identifying the best and best performing nursing homes. The rating system was initially developed in 2008 and the methodologies are regularly reviewed and updated.

The rating system has five separate ratings including:

  • Overall rating
  • Health Inspection rating
  • Staff rating
  • RN Staffing rating
  • Quality Measures rating

Nursing homes are rated from 1-star to 5-stars with 1-star being the worst rating and 5-star being the best rating. For the Health Inspection Rating the nursing homes in each state are ranked based on their weighted three year inspection score. The top 10 percent of nursing homes (those with the lowest scores) are awarded a 5-star rating; the bottom 20 percent (those with the highest scores) are awarded a 1-star rating. In between 1-star and 5-star, the remaining homes are divided equally into three tranches which correspond with the stars 2 to 4. The staff ratings and quality measure ratings follow a similar process but the divisions are based on a national ranking. The division between star ratings is called the “cut-rate”. Cut-rates are redefined periodically and are published by CMS. See the latest cut rates on this table.

Calculating the Overall Star Rating is done differently. According to CMS, the reason for adopting a different system is to give the Health Inspection Rating higher weight in the Overall Rating. So, since there are FIVE ratings and FIVE stars for each rating, there must also be a FIVE step process to calculate the Overall Rating (so symetrical!) :

  1. Begin with the Health Inspection Rating
  2. Add one star to the Health Inspection Rating if the Staffing Rating is at least four-stars and is higher than the Health Inspection Rating. (We will call this the "Adjusted Rating".)
  3. Subtract one star from the Health Inspection Rating if the Staffing Rating is one-star.
  4. Add a star to the Adjusted Rating if the Quality Measure Rating is 5-stars.
  5. Subtract one star from the Adjusted Rating if the Quality Measure Rating is 1-star.

Throughout the calculation of the Overall Rating, the rating cannot exceed 5-stars. The Overall Rating is capped at 2-stars if the Health Inspection rating is 1-star. No Overall Rating is awarded if the nursing home does not have a Health Inspection Rating (This effectively means that a nursing home is not rated until the home has been operating for more than two years.)

Changes in a nursing homes star rating can be due to the results of a new health inspection report, the processing of new complaints, the aging of older complaints, a new inspection control survey, a revisit, or the resolution of disputes that change the scope and or severity of deficiencies.

   Most Recent Nursing Home Inspections

CMS is required to inspect each senior nursing facility at least annually. These inspections take several days. Additional follow-up inspections as conducted as needed or for certain purposes. Inspections stopped for more than seven months in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. That stoppage has caused all inspections to be delayed as the inspectors continue to deal with a backlog. The table below shows the latest inspections for Life Care Center of Rochester including health, fire, and inspection control inspections:

No Inspection Information is Available

   Owner and Operator Information for Life Care Center of Rochester

Our database of owners and operators shows all direct owners of the nursing nurse, any managers and directors, and the most adjacent indirect owners of the facility (that is, if the direct owner is company, then the owners of that company.) Lists of nursing home owners are available and you can search for nursing home owners and operators on our site.

Business Entity Name:

HENDRICKS COUNTY HOSPITAL

Owners:

Managers and Directors:

   Analysis of Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Life Care Center of Rochester spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.

Type Facility State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours 0.42 0.63 / 0.65
Case Mix 0.39 0.42 / 0.38
Adjusted 0.41 NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours 0.88 0.78 / 0.88
Case Mix 0.75 NA / NA
Adjusted 0.86 NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours 2.14 2.22 / 2.26
Case Mix 2.01 NA / NA
Adjusted 2.18 NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours 1.30 1.40 / 1.53
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours 0.02 0.06 / 0.07
Total Nursing Homes Spent per Resident on Average
Hours 3.45 3.63 / 3.78
Case Mix 3.15 3.42 / 3.15
Adjusted 3.45 NA / NA

   Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc. Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
32.8% / 22.2%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
9.4% / 12.3%
Better
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
1.1% / 1.7%
Better
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
2.0% / 1.2%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) 14.8% / 13.8%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) 11.0% / 5.9%
Worse
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) 39.1% / 58.4%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) 1.1% / 0.7%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) 2.6% / 1.5%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) 1.5% / 18.1%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) 0.0% / 0.0%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) 5.8% / 3.9%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) 76.7% / 91.2%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) 12.8% / 12.8%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) 56.4% / 79.2%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) 7.4% / 1.5%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) 9.8% / 12.4%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) 15.2% / 22.4%
Better
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) 6.0% / 6.8%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) 99.6% / 94.3%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) 80.2% / 78.6%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) 57.9% / 75.0%
Worse

   Hospitals Near Life Care Center of Rochester

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Life Care Center of Rochester.

This information is based on the most recent Hospital data. Historical data is not available.

Hospital 5-Star Overall Rating
DUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
275 W 12TH ST
PERU, IN 46970
2
SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - PLYMOUTH
1915 LAKE AVE
PLYMOUTH, IN 46563
3
NORTHWEST HEALTH - STARKE
102 E CULVER RD
KNOX, IN 46534
3
KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
2101 E DUBOIS DR
WARSAW, IN 46580
3
PARKVIEW WABASH HOSPITAL, INC
10 JOHN KISSINGER DRIVE
WABASH, IN 46992
3
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1101 MICHIGAN AVE
LOGANSPORT, IN 46947
5
PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
616 E 13TH ST
WINAMAC, IN 46996
Not Available
WOODLAWN HOSPITAL
1400 E 9TH ST
ROCHESTER, IN 46975
Not Available
FOUR COUNTY COUNSELING CENTER
1015 MICHIGAN AVE
LOGANSPORT, IN 46947
Not Available
MICHIANA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
1800 N OAK RD
PLYMOUTH, IN 46563
Not Available

   Medical Professionals Associated with Life Care Center of Rochester

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Life Care Center of Rochester. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

   Other Local Nursing Homes

Below is a list of nursing homes in near Life Care Center of Rochester (including this home). This list is ranked based on the nursing home's health inspection scores (alse referred to as the "weighted all cycles score"). We also show the home's 5-star overall rating in the list. (If a nursing home has been flaged by CMS for abuse, we will added an icon () to the home to indicate this.)

The data is based on the dataset as of March 01, 2024.

Name Overall Rating
Hickory Creek at Winamac
(WINAMAC, IN)
Camelot Care Center
(LOGANSPORT, IN)
Brickyard Healthcare - Knox Care Center
(KNOX, IN)
Miller's Merry Manor
(PLYMOUTH, IN)
Paddock Springs
(WARSAW, IN)
Waters of Wabash Skilled Nursing Facility West
(WABASH, IN)
Timbercrest Church of The Brethren Home
(NORTH MANCHESTER, IN)
Waters of Wabash Skilled Nursing Facility East The
(WABASH, IN)
Pilgrim Manor
(PLYMOUTH, IN)
Pulaski Health Care Center
(WINAMAC, IN)
Blair Ridge Health Campus
(PERU, IN)
Chase Center
(LOGANSPORT, IN)
Hickory Creek at Peru
(PERU, IN)
Woodbridge Health Campus
(LOGANSPORT, IN)
Vernon Health and Rehabilitation
(WABASH, IN)
Miller's Merry Manor
(CULVER, IN)
Wellbrooke of Wabash
(WABASH, IN)
Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre
(WABASH, IN)
The Waters of Peru Skilled Nursing Facility
(PERU, IN)
Grace Village Health Care Facility
(WINONA LAKE, IN)
Miller's Merry Manor
(WARSAW, IN)
Hickory Creek at Rochester
(ROCHESTER, IN)
Miller's Merry Manor
(LOGANSPORT, IN)
Mason Health Care Center
(WARSAW, IN)
Life Care Center of Rochester
(ROCHESTER, IN)
Warsaw Meadows
(WARSAW, IN)
Peabody Retirement Community
(NORTH MANCHESTER, IN)

   Detailed Analysis Pages:

Depending on the nursing home, this page can get really long. So, we have also broken up the data onto separate pages to allow you to find what you want more easily. We will keep adding to these pages as we continue to analyze the nursing home database.

CMS Five Star Ratings and Quality Measures for Life Care Center of Rochester

Five different rating results plus detailed inspection numbers and quality measures for Life Care Center of Rochester.

Covid Infections at Life Care Center of Rochester

This report is updated weekly and shows new and historical infection levels.

Nursing Hours Analysis for Life Care Center of Rochester

How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.

Ownership Details for Life Care Center of Rochester

A list of all of the registered owners for Life Care Center of Rochester. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.

Noted Deficiencies for Life Care Center of Rochester

A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.

Comparison Ranking of Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities

How does Life Care Center of Rochester compare to other skilled nursing facilities? This list shows the competitive set within a 25 mile radius.

Best Nursing Homes in ROCHESTER, IN

Homes that you should consider. A list ranking the best skilled nursing facilities in ROCHESTER based on their weighted inspection score as of March 01, 2024.

Worst Nursing Homes in ROCHESTER, IN

Homes that you avoid if possible. A list ranking the worst skilled nursing facilities in ROCHESTER based on their weighted inspection score as of March 01, 2024.