Nursing Homes in Ohio

In Ohio, 7.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of nursing care quality.

In Ohio, 3.6% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In Ohio, 1.16% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

In Ohio, 13.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.

In Ohio, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

In Ohio, 24.12% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.

In Ohio, 89.58% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

In Ohio, 13.54% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.

In Ohio, 11.4% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility. Many would argue that mobility is vital to patients health.

In Ohio, 1.65 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

In Ohio, 11.4% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

In Ohio, 13.41% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

In Ohio, 77.26% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.