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Altercare Newark South

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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17 Forry Street,
Newark OH 43055

(740) 345-9197

72.5% estimated occupancy 1

Altercare Newark South is a nursing home located in Newark, Ohio, a city with a total of 59,605 people. Sporting an overall rating of B, this facility is a very good option. If you take a look at the other options in Newark, we are confident you will find this place to be a better option than most of the facilities in the city. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Individual
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Bariatric Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A. Not many nursing homes fared better in this area. Arguably the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Contributing to this facility's list of accomplishments, it also was given a superb short-term care grade. We awarded them an elite strong of A- in this area. Our short-term care grades are considered to be most meaningful for residents needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing grade assesses several factors, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's weakest area was long-term care, which is the last category we scored. For this area, we awarded this facility a grade of just D. For long-term care residents, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 98.92473 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Altercare Newark South Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Altercare Newark South, 8.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients which suffered from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Altercare Newark South, 3.23% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Altercare Newark South, 5.43% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Altercare Newark South, 2.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Altercare Newark South, 25.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Altercare Newark South, 8.99% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Altercare Newark South, 98.4% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Altercare Newark South, 16.22% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Altercare Newark South, 18.69% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Altercare Newark South, 18.69% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare Newark South, 8.04% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Altercare Newark South, 77.88% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with better rehabilitation.

Scores for Newark, OH

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Newark, Ohio has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Licking Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.58 miles away1320 West Main Street Newark Ohio 43055Voluntary non-profit - Private(220) 564-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Cherry Valley Dialysis2.1 miles away1627 W. Main Street Newark Ohio 43055Dialysis Stations: 26 (740) 522-1699
  • Davita - Premiere Kidney Center of Newark2.11 miles away65 South Terrace Ave Newark Ohio 43055Dialysis Stations: 21 (740) 522-2955
  • Davita Pataskala Dialysis15.23 miles away642 East Broad Street Pataskala Ohio 43062Dialysis Stations: 8 (740) 964-1306
  • Davita Zanesville Dialysis19.87 miles away3120 Newark Road Zanesville Ohio 43701Dialysis Stations: 22 (740) 454-2911