Crystal Care Center of Ashland is a senior living facility located in Ashland, Ohio. The city has 32,345 people. With an overall rating of D, this is a relatively poor nursing home. Ashland received a city grade of B, so there are some other options in the city worth considering. If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next section.
Crystal Care Center of Ashland
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't grade this facility favorably overall, we did give it an excellent grade in the category of inspections, where it earned a grade of A+. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. It is typically in your best interest to avoid nursing homes that had a long list of severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
This facility really excelled in our nursing category, where it received an D. Our nursing score is largely associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is an alarmingly low total. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Another concern was the F this nursing home was given in the category of long-term care. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we scored was short-term care. This nursing home was given a poor grade of F in that category. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. As you might expect, we learned that this place offers substantially less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the typical nursing home. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This definitely wasn't a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 4.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Crystal Care Center of Ashland Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which have sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 20.26% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 90.12% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 12 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Crystal Care Center of Ashland, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Ashland, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Ashland, Ohio has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Ohiohealth Mansfield HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.71 miles away335 Glessner Avenue Mansfield Ohio 44903Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 526-8000
- Avita OntarioAcute Care Hospitals 17.08 miles away715 Richland Mall Mansfield Ohio 44906Voluntary non-profit - Private(567) 307-7666
- Wooster Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.7 miles away1761 Beall Avenue Wooster Ohio 44691Government - Local(330) 263-8100
- Lodi Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.77 miles away225 Elyria Street Lodi Ohio 44254Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 948-1222
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Ashland County2.89 miles away1100 Redwood Drive Ashland Ohio 44805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 281-7800
- Fmc - Mansfield Kidney Center16.09 miles away647 Bally Row Mansfield Ohio 44906CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (419) 775-1730
- Fmc - Richland County16.11 miles away680 Bally Row Mansfield Ohio 44906CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (419) 774-0180
- Davita - Mid Ohio Dialysis16.91 miles away2148 W 4th St Mansfield Ohio 44906Dialysis Stations: 13 (419) 747-4039
- Davita Wooster Dialysis17.84 miles away4190 Burbank Road Wooster, Ohio Wooster Ohio 44691Dialysis Stations: 12 (330) 345-1130
- Fmc - Wayne County Kidney Center18.04 miles away387 West Milltown Rd Wooster Ohio 44691CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (330) 345-2060