Berkeley Square Retirement Center
100 Berkeley Drive, Hamilton OH 45013 · (513) 856-8600 · 91.81% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Berkeley Square Retirement Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in Hamilton, Ohio. With an overall score of A+, we deemed this nursing home to be the highest scoring facility in Hamilton. An overall score in this range is a good indication of a high quality facility. Despite Hamilton offering 11 other nursing homes to choose from, this facility managed to stand out as a first-rate choice. We also gave this nursing home impressive scores in all four of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 33 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Nursing ratings are tied to quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home boasts a really impressive 6.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly skilled levels of nurses. This is one of the better totals of nursing hours we were able to find. On top of providing impressive levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in several of the quality measures we looked at. With below 5 percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any facility Ohio in this category.
Long-term Care Quality
Another reason we rated this facility so favorably is that it was given an A+ long-term care score. This is just about as dominant as it gets in this area. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. On top of very favorable nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination records was top notch also. Indeed, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
Continuing with its first-class performance, this nursing home also earned an A+ inspection score. This is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a nursing home. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home also performed admirably in our short-term care category. We gave it an A in that category. This topped off truly elite profile. Short-term care grades are meaningful for prospective residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home is above average in terms of both its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who returned to the community from this facility. This place performed decently , with 48.4 percent of its residents able to return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Berkeley Square Retirement Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers . 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 patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of decline of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better