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Altercare of Canal Winchester

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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6725 Thrush Drive,
Canal Winchester OH 43110

(614) 834-2500

87.22% estimated occupancy 1

Altercare of Canal Winchester is a small facility in Canal Winchester, Ohio. This nursing home is a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the United States. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home received even higher grades in the area of short-term care. In fact, it earned one of our highest scores in that area with an A. With our short-term care rating, we seek to create a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. It received one of our highest scores in that category with an A-. Few nursing homes with an overall grade in this range performed this well in multiple categories. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We scrutinized the skill-level of nurses employed by the facility, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses were with residents, in calculating our score in this category. This nursing home provides 0 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home was given a decent long-term care grade. Even though this wasn't nearly as strong as several of its other grades, this is still not a bad grade. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were disappointed to learn that this facility vaccinated just 88.57143 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Altercare of Canal Winchester Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 4.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 2.14% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 1.43% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 4.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 9.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 2.21% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 91.82% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 11.38% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 22.26% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 22.26% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 8.71% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare of Canal Winchester, 83.67% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Diley Ridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.23 miles away7911 Diley Road Canal Winchester Ohio 43110Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 838-7910
  • Nationwide Children's HospitalChildrens 11.11 miles away700 Children's Drive Columbus Ohio 43205Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 722-2000
  • Grant Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.95 miles away111 South Grant Avenue Columbus Ohio 43215Voluntary non-profit - Church(614) 566-9000
  • Mount Carmel WestAcute Care Hospitals 13.04 miles away793 West State Street Columbus Ohio 43222Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 234-5000
  • Twin Valley Behavioral HealthcarePsychiatric 14.6 miles away2200 West Broad Street Columbus Ohio 43223Government - Local(614) 752-0333
  • Ohio State University HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 14.6 miles away410 West 10th Avenue Columbus Ohio 43210Government - State(614) 293-9700
  • Fairfield Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.61 miles away401 North Ewing Street Lancaster Ohio 43130Voluntary non-profit - Other(740) 687-8009
  • Riverside Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.97 miles away3535 Olentangy River Rd Columbus Ohio 43214Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 566-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Canal Winchester, LLC5.63 miles away1310 Hill Road North Suite 100 Pickerington Ohio 43147Dialysis Stations: 13 (614) 751-8660
  • Fmc - Liberty Mid-America Dialysis LLC.6.44 miles away2355 South Hamilton Rd Columbus Ohio 43232CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (614) 367-1679
  • Kidney Center of Whitehall LLC7.78 miles away6038 East Main Street Columbus Ohio 43213Dialysis Stations: 17 (614) 866-4250
  • Kidney Center of Columbus South9.28 miles away2046 Lockbourne Rd Columbus Ohio 43207Dialysis Stations: 20 (614) 449-7300
  • Fmc - Mt. Carmel East9.4 miles away85 Mcnaughten Rd., Suite 140 Columbus Ohio 43213CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (614) 322-0433
  • Kidney Center of Bexley9.67 miles away1151 College Ave. Columbus Ohio 43209Dialysis Stations: 15 (614) 231-2200
  • Fmc - Central Ohio East9.71 miles away4039 East Broad Street Columbus Ohio 43213CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (614) 338-8202
  • Davita - Columbus East Dialysis9.93 miles away299 Outerbelt Street Columbus Ohio 43213Dialysis Stations: 24 (614) 501-7224