Located in Westerville, Ohio, Columbus Colony Elderly Care is one of just three available nursing homes in the city. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of D. A score in this range generally indicates some concerning datapoints. Westerville received a city grade of B-, so there are other options in the city worth considering. The best thing we can really say about this place is that it didn't receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Columbus Colony Elderly Care
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Audiology
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
While we were not high on this nursing home overall, we gave it a B- for our nursing rating. This grade is better than the facility's overall rating. Our nursing score analyzes a handful of components, but the most important one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, although this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality-based measures. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared well in this subcategory.
Facility Inspections
We actually gave this facility a very solid score in the area of inspections as well. In fact, we awarded it a B- in this category. Our inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to patient safety. While this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third highest category we awarded this facility in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. Our short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. In fact, it provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this also correlates to a lower quality of care. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Our final category is long-term care, where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C in this category. Our long-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's amount of nursing services. This means a broad scope of personal care services, ranging from help with activities of daily living to routine healthcare services. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated just 74.28571 percent of its residents. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Columbus Colony Elderly Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which have sustained falls resulting in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who sustained a UTI. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 21.39% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 88.91% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Columbus Colony Elderly Care, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mount Carmel St Ann'sAcute Care Hospitals 3.21 miles away500 South Cleveland Avenue Westerville Ohio 43081Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 898-4000
- Riverside Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.69 miles away3535 Olentangy River Rd Columbus Ohio 43214Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 566-5000
- Ohio State University HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 9.8 miles away410 West 10th Avenue Columbus Ohio 43210Government - State(614) 293-9700
- Grant Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.88 miles away111 South Grant Avenue Columbus Ohio 43215Voluntary non-profit - Church(614) 566-9000
- Nationwide Children's HospitalChildrens 11.13 miles away700 Children's Drive Columbus Ohio 43205Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 722-2000
- Mount Carmel WestAcute Care Hospitals 11.92 miles away793 West State Street Columbus Ohio 43222Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 234-5000
- Twin Valley Behavioral HealthcarePsychiatric 13.28 miles away2200 West Broad Street Columbus Ohio 43223Government - Local(614) 752-0333
- Dublin Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.28 miles away7500 Hospital Avenue Dublin Ohio 43016Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 544-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc- Westerville Dialysis2.77 miles away477 Cooper Road Suite 140 Westerville Ohio 43081Dialysis Stations: 12 (614) 895-2705
- Davita - Parkside Dialysis3.12 miles away241 W. Schrock Road Westerville Ohio 43081Dialysis Stations: 18 (614) 882-1734
- Total Renal Care, Inc.3.86 miles away6530 W. Campus Oval, Suite 100 New Albany Ohio 43054Dialysis Stations: 8 (614) 855-3445
- Fresenius Medical Care New Albany LLC4.08 miles away991 E. Johnstown Rd. Columbus Ohio 43230Dialysis Stations: 17 (614) 855-3677
- Davita Minerva Park Dialysis4.23 miles away4401 Cleveland Avenue Columbus Ohio 43224Dialysis Stations: 17 (614) 478-9604
- Kidney Center of Columbus North4.48 miles away5700 Karl Road Columbus Ohio 43229Dialysis Stations: 7 (614) 846-9722
- Fmc - Central Ohio5.27 miles away4661 Karl Road Columbus Ohio 43229CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (614) 840-0012
- Davita - Columbus Dialysis7.87 miles away226 Graceland Blvd. - Suite 3-09a Columbus Ohio 43214CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (614) 985-1732