Briarwood The is a senior living facility located in Stow, Ohio. This city has a total of 38,742 people. This nursing home was awarded a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a lower end grade. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Stow. The city has just one other nursing home. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection rating. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category scores
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Briarwood The
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this place's overall score was not a highlight, it did receive a very good grade in the area of inspections. In fact, we gave it a B+ for that area, which is one of our better grades. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. It is typically best to avoid places that have a long list of severe deficiencies. Although this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
We also want to point out that this facility received a decent grade in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of C in the area. Nursing scores are mostly tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed remarkably well in this subcategory. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning patients even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
Unfortunately, this facility only earned a grade of D for its short-term care rating, which is not a score to write home about. Our short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Considering its grade in this category, we were not surprised to discover that this nursing home was well below average in terms of the number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the figures we looked at. Honestly, this was about what we expected here. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that were able to return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 0 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we scored was long-term care. This facility received a very poor grade of F in that area. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means the nursing home did not perform well in our quality measures relating to patient care. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated 81.034485 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is several points lower than what we expected. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Briarwood The Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Briarwood The, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Briarwood The, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This gauges the percent of long-term care residents that suffered falls resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Briarwood The, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of long-term residents who sustained a UTI. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Briarwood The, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Briarwood The, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Briarwood The, 21.39% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Briarwood The, 88.91% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Briarwood The, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Briarwood The, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Briarwood The, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Briarwood The, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Briarwood The, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Summa Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 6.72 miles away525 East Market Street Akron Ohio 44309Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 375-3000
- Akron General Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.58 miles away1 Akron General Avenue Akron Ohio 44307Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 344-6000
- University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.59 miles away6847 N Chestnut Ravenna Ohio 44266Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 297-2300
- Marymount HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.23 miles away12300 Mccracken Road Cleveland Ohio 44125Voluntary non-profit - Private(216) 581-0500
- University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.99 miles away3999 Richmond Road Beachwood Ohio 44122Voluntary non-profit - Private(216) 593-5510
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Munroe Falls1.51 miles away265 North Main Street Munroe Falls Ohio 44262CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 689-1400
- Ohio Renal Care Group LLC2.69 miles away320 Broadway St E Cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44221Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 928-4511
- U S Renal Care - Cuyahoga Falls2.86 miles away421 Portage Trail, Suite B Cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44221Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 928-7970
- Fmc - Portage County Kidney Center4.86 miles away401 Devon Place Ste 100 Kent Ohio 44240CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 677-0880
- Usrc Kent LLC6.19 miles away1720 East Main Street Kent Ohio 44240Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 346-0467
- Davita Akron Renal Center6.61 miles away525 East Market Street Akron Ohio 44304CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 375-6848
- Childrens Hospital Medical Ctr - Akron7.08 miles awayOne Perkins Square - Dialysis Akron Ohio 44308Dialysis Stations: 4 (330) 543-8773
- Fmc - Streetsboro Kidney Center7.36 miles away9200 Staples Drive, Ste A Streetsboro Ohio 44241Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 422-0160