Ashtabula County Medical Cente

In addition to being an elite nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A+. Very few places fared as well in this area. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our nursing grade is primarily based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This place provided 7.7 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is among the highest totals in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We were very impressed by both of these statistics. In addition to providing high levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in the quality measures we assessed. It performed as well as any nursing home in the nation when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

We also want to note the fact that this nursing home received a first-rate score of A in our long-term care area. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate this place's vaccination data. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Turning to our next area, this nursing home also performed admirably in the short-term care category. We awarded it an A in this area. This wrapped up a straight A report card. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered substantially more care from registered nurses than most facilities. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.