Complete Care at Dawnview

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Complete Care at Dawnview 's website

PO Box 686,
Fort Ashby WV 26719

(304) 298-3602

75.75% estimated occupancy ¹

Please note our records indicate that Complete Care at Dawnview has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Complete Care at Dawnview is the sole facility we found in Fort Ashby, West Virginia. With an overall grade of B+, this nursing home ended up being one of the 50 best facilities in West Virginia. Based on the data we reviewed, you could do much worse than this nursing home. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Podiatry
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Audiology
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this nursing home especially excelled in our inspections category, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Adding to this nursing home's list of accomplishments, it also was awarded a fine long-term care grade. We gave them an elite strong of A- in this area. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 95.85492 percent of its patients, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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Nurse Quality

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing grade is primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place West Virginia in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving patients at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

The next area we looked at is short-term care, in which this nursing home received a grade of C. Although this turned out to be its lowest category score, this is still not a major area of concern. Our short-term care ratings are vital for patients seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Complete Care at Dawnview Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 8.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 4.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 3.85% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 16.31% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay residents that are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 23.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 4.5% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 92.52% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 16.82% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 25.29% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 1.32 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Complete Care at Dawnview , 25.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.