Aristocrat Berea Nursing Home
255 Front Street, Berea OH 44017 · (440) 243-4000 · 95.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Aristocrat Berea Nursing Home is in Berea, Ohio. The city has 19,161 people. This nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel overall grade based on the data we looked at. If you are not satisfied with this facility's low overall grade, you may find you have slim pickings in Berea. The city has just two other nursing homes. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 165 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this place's overall grade was terrible, it actually performed pretty well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B for that area, which is one of our better scores. Inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid nursing homes with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
We were also surprised to discover that this nursing home received a somewhat respectable long-term care grade in our assessment. We awarded it a grade of C in this area. Long-term care grades assess a nursing home's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled therapy or medical services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 95.486115 percent of its residents, which is higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this nursing home's third highest category was short-term care. As it turns out, with a grade of D in this category, it still fared relatively poorly. Our short-term care grades are important for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing services. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Given its grade in this area, we were not surprised to find that this place is well below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its patients based on the data we looked at. Frankly, this was about what we expected to find. The final measure we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared better in this area, with 53.3 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The last category we assessed was nursing. This facility received a bottom of the barrel grade of F in that category. The nursing score includes many factors. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averaged a meager 2.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an alarmingly low total. Finally, we also looked at some quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This place was above average in two of the major data points we focus on, with solid scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are generally good indicators of the quality of nursing care available.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aristocrat Berea Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients who had UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better