Burlington House Nursing Home
2222 Springdale Road, Cincinnati OH 45231 · (513) 851-7888 · 90.47% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Burlington House Nursing Home is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Cincinnati, Ohio. This facility was given a rock bottom overall grade based on the data we looked at. Cincinnati received a city grade of B-, so there are other options in the city worth looking at. If you aren't deterred by this facility's report card, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 106 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually really excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we gave it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection grades are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these reports. You should especially avoid facilities with severe deficiencies associated with risks to resident well being. This facility received 6 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 deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's next most respectable category is long-term care, but it nevertheless received just a D in that area. This turns out to be a relatively poor grade. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means the facility didn't perform well in our quality measures relating to resident care. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to only 36.842106 percent of its patients. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this facility fared poorly with 2.9 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this statistic is nearly double the national average.
Nurse Quality
This facility ended up receiving rock bottom score in our nursing category. It received an F in this category. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 3.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. To go along with its below average total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home had bad scores in many of the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of patients having falls leading to serious injury. This nursing home was at more than 1.5 times the national average in this statistic.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed is short-term care, where this nursing home received an abysmal score in this area as well. We gave it an abysmal F for this category, which is obviously very concerning. In determining our short-term care ratings, we analyze a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is more often than not a reliable measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. In this place's case, it looks like it provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the typical facility. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This definitely wasn't a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 23.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, around half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Burlington House Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better