East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care is in Martins Ferry, Ohio. This city has a total of 8,943 people. This facility was given an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road score. We also wanted to point out that this nursing home is based in a hospital. Typically, this means that more intensive medical services are offered. One of the highlights of this nursing home's report card is its impressive short-term care score, which is addressed in the next section.
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East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B-minus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Laboratory
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
This facility really excelled at short-term care, with an A- in this area. This really propped up its overall grade. Short-term care grades are vital for patients looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't look like this nursing home submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B
This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this area. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
Grade: C
This facility received somewhat favorable health inspections in recent years. We awarded them a decent score in that area, with a grade of C. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. This facility had 3 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but fortunately none were category G through L deficiencies. This means it avoided the more significant classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: D
The final area we graded is long-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of D for long-term care, leaving this as its weakest grade. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. After we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinates 94.666664 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: D
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 15.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 1.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who sustained a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 1.39% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which have had a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-plus
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 11.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: C
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 23.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 18% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: C
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 91.78% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 20.63% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 23.25% of Residents
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: D
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 23.25% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: D
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 18.61% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B
In East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, 78.81% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
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