Garden Park Health Care Center
3536 Washington Ave, Cincinnati OH 45229 · (513) 751-4900 · 96% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Garden Park Health Care Center is a small facility located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This nursing home was given an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a relatively poor rating. Fortunately, if you aren't satisfied with this facility, there are 74 nursing homes to choose from in the city so you should be able to find a better option. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's profile, you can continue reading to learn more about its category grades. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although this place's overall grade was not a highlight, it did receive a very good score in the category of inspections. In fact, we gave it a B for that category, which is one of our better grades. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid places with a list of deficiencies flagged. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an C. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing rating also includes some relevant quality-based metrics. While this nursing home excelled in terms of quantity of nursing hours, it lagged a bit in certain statistics that related to quality. This place's nursing score was hurt by its weak performance in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers. In fact, we found that 16.1 percent of this nursing home's residents were suffering from pressure ulcers. Since some pressure ulcers can be avoided with good nursing protocols, we reduce a nursing home's nursing rating when we see this kind of prevalence of pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received its third most favorable category score in the area of short-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of C in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. Our short-term care ratings are arguably most critical for residents requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was long-term care, was this facility's least impressive category. We gave this facility a D in that area. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category may not provide the kind of consistent 24/7 care that some other facilities offer. This facility's vaccination records weren't as impressive as its nursing hours data. This facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to just 67.772514 percent of its patients. We'd like to see some improvement herein this statistic next year. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This was its best feature in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Garden Park Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better