Altercare Zanesville

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Altercare Zanesville's website

4200 Harrington Drive,
Zanesville OH 43701

(740) 452-4351

79.79% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Zanesville, Ohio, Altercare Zanesville is one of seven available facilities in the city. This facility is a well below average facility. A score of this caliber indicates we found some red flags. Although this score isn't too far off the city grade in Zanesville which is a C, you still should be able to do better. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection score. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category scores

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Catheter Care

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Facility Inspections

Although we didn't give this facility a good overall grade, we actually gave it a relatively strong grade in the area of inspections, where it earned a B. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. It is typically best to avoid facilities that have too many severe deficiencies. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

We also gave this facility a strong grade in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. This is better than most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing rating is primarily based on a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

The third area we looked at was short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a C. Our short-term care ratings are arguably most critical for folks needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. This means not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we analyzed was long-term care, is this facility's worst area. We awarded this facility a D in this area. Facilities that receive this kind of score in long-term care likely don't provide the type of consistent 24/7 care that some other facilities provide. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 92.975204 percent of its patients, which is slightly less than we expected. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Altercare Zanesville Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Altercare Zanesville, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Altercare Zanesville, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Altercare Zanesville, 1.8% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Altercare Zanesville, 13.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Altercare Zanesville, 22.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Altercare Zanesville, 20% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Altercare Zanesville, 90.19% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Altercare Zanesville, 15.17% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Altercare Zanesville, 18.5% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Altercare Zanesville, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Altercare Zanesville, 18.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Altercare Zanesville, 11.81 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Altercare Zanesville, 74.54% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Zanesville, OH

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

Looking for more options? Zanesville, Ohio has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

Genesis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.99 miles away2951 Maple Avenue Zanesville Ohio 43701Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 454-5000

Nearby Dialysis

Kidney Care Centers of Zanesville1.57 miles away3239 Maple Avenue Zanesville Ohio 43701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (740) 450-1655
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