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Altercare Somerset

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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Altercare Somerset's website

411 South Columbus Street,
Somerset OH 43783

(740) 743-2924

74.12% estimated occupancy 1

Altercare Somerset is a nursing home located in Somerset, Ohio, a city with a population of 4,704 people. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top third of all facilities in the nation. This is just about as good of a nursing home as you're going to find. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile was its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed 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 - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

We also would like to emphasize that this facility has received nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A few minor dings aren't the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among its many dominant grades, this nursing home was awarded an excellent short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- in this area. Our short-term care scores are thought to be most important for people requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. We weighed the licensure of nurses working for the nursing home, as well as the number of hours the nurses worked with patients, in computing our grade in this category. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Moving on to our last area, this nursing home received a decent long-term care rating. While this wasn't quite as elite as many of its other category grades, this is still not a major area of concern. For patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. One of the data points we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. Thankfully, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, 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 Somerset Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Altercare Somerset, 6.99% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare Somerset, 1.94% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who sustained a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Altercare Somerset, 1.47% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare Somerset, 9.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for treating several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Altercare Somerset, 25.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Altercare Somerset, 38.66% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Altercare Somerset, 100% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Altercare Somerset, 13.69% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare Somerset, 22.76% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Altercare Somerset, 22.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Altercare Somerset, 21.55% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Altercare Somerset, 87.2% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Fairfield Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.13 miles away401 North Ewing Street Lancaster Ohio 43130Voluntary non-profit - Other(740) 687-8009
  • Licking Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.91 miles away1320 West Main Street Newark Ohio 43055Voluntary non-profit - Private(220) 564-4000
  • Hocking Valley Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.04 miles away601 State Route 664n Logan Ohio 43138Voluntary non-profit - Other(740) 380-8227
  • Genesis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.21 miles away2951 Maple Avenue Zanesville Ohio 43701Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 454-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Hocking Hills Dialysis Center15.17 miles away1550 Sheridan Drive Ste 306 Lancaster Ohio 43130CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (740) 689-0566
  • Fairfield Kidney Center16.16 miles away618 Pleasantville Road, Ste 102 Lancaster Ohio 43130Dialysis Stations: 15 (740) 687-6480
  • Davita Zanesville Dialysis17.66 miles away3120 Newark Road Zanesville Ohio 43701Dialysis Stations: 22 (740) 454-2911
  • Davita - Cherry Valley Dialysis18.85 miles away1627 W. Main Street Newark Ohio 43055Dialysis Stations: 26 (740) 522-1699
  • Davita - Premiere Kidney Center of Newark18.93 miles away65 South Terrace Ave Newark Ohio 43055Dialysis Stations: 21 (740) 522-2955
  • Kidney Care Centers of Zanesville19.29 miles away3239 Maple Avenue Zanesville Ohio 43701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (740) 450-1655
  • Davita - Logan Dialysis19.83 miles away12880 Grey Street Logan Ohio 43138Dialysis Stations: 12 (740) 380-6049