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Friendship Village Health Center

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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5757 Ponderosa Drive,
Columbus OH 43231

(614) 890-8282

89.33% estimated occupancy 1

Friendship Village Health Center is in the large metropolitan area of Columbus, Ohio. Sporting an overall score of B+, this proved to be one of the five highest rated nursing homes in the city. Despite Columbus offering 35 other nursing homes to choose from, this one jumped off the page as a superb choice. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Optometry

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To pair with a strong overall score, we awarded this place an A+ for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so favorably is that it received a dominant short-term care grade. In fact, short-term care ended up being its second highest category score. In that category, we gave this facility a score of A. With our short-term care grade, we seek to forge a valuable barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 6.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our stronger scores in our long-term care category as well, with a B. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are kept in good health. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we looked at was nursing, in which this nursing home was given a B-. While this turned out to be its least impressive category rating, this is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. There are several factors included in this grade. Most of the data points are tied to staffing levels. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a low total compared to most other nursing homes. Finally, our nursing scores also consider some quality-focused measures. We look at the percent of patients who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These data points are measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Friendship Village Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Friendship Village Health Center, 12.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Friendship Village Health Center, 2.8% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall which resulted in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Friendship Village Health Center, 2.11% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Friendship Village Health Center, 17.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Village Health Center, 14.71% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Friendship Village Health Center, 8.82% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Friendship Village Health Center, 96.63% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Friendship Village Health Center, 13.54% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Friendship Village Health Center, 26.22% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Friendship Village Health Center, 26.22% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Friendship Village Health Center, 6.69% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Friendship Village Health Center, 73.02% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Scores for Columbus, OH

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

Looking for more options? Columbus, Ohio has 34 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mount Carmel St Ann'sAcute Care Hospitals 1.82 miles away500 South Cleveland Avenue Westerville Ohio 43081Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 898-4000
  • Riverside Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.35 miles away3535 Olentangy River Rd Columbus Ohio 43214Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 566-5000
  • Ohio State University HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 7.81 miles away410 West 10th Avenue Columbus Ohio 43210Government - State(614) 293-9700
  • Grant Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.36 miles away111 South Grant Avenue Columbus Ohio 43215Voluntary non-profit - Church(614) 566-9000
  • Nationwide Children's HospitalChildrens 9.77 miles away700 Children's Drive Columbus Ohio 43205Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 722-2000
  • Mount Carmel WestAcute Care Hospitals 10.15 miles away793 West State Street Columbus Ohio 43222Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 234-5000
  • Twin Valley Behavioral HealthcarePsychiatric 11.29 miles away2200 West Broad Street Columbus Ohio 43223Government - Local(614) 752-0333
  • Dublin Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.85 miles away7500 Hospital Avenue Dublin Ohio 43016Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 544-8000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Parkside Dialysis1.57 miles away241 W. Schrock Road Westerville Ohio 43081Dialysis Stations: 18 (614) 882-1734
  • Kidney Center of Columbus North1.95 miles away5700 Karl Road Columbus Ohio 43229Dialysis Stations: 7 (614) 846-9722
  • Davita Minerva Park Dialysis2.25 miles away4401 Cleveland Avenue Columbus Ohio 43224Dialysis Stations: 17 (614) 478-9604
  • Fmc- Westerville Dialysis2.61 miles away477 Cooper Road Suite 140 Westerville Ohio 43081Dialysis Stations: 12 (614) 895-2705
  • Fmc - Central Ohio2.91 miles away4661 Karl Road Columbus Ohio 43229CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (614) 840-0012
  • Fresenius Medical Care New Albany LLC5.1 miles away991 E. Johnstown Rd. Columbus Ohio 43230Dialysis Stations: 17 (614) 855-3677
  • Davita - Columbus Dialysis5.44 miles away226 Graceland Blvd. - Suite 3-09a Columbus Ohio 43214CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (614) 985-1732
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Ohio, Inc.5.76 miles away758 Communications Parkway Columbus Ohio 43217Dialysis Stations: 12 (614) 538-1060