Gateway Health Care Center
3 Gateway Dr, Cleveland OH 44119 · (216) 486-4949 · 56.12% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Gateway Health Care Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Cleveland, Ohio. This facility was given an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a well below average grade. Fortunately, if you aren't impressed with this facility, there are countless other options available in this city. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, you can continue reading to learn more about its category scores. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 93 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not a highlight, it actually really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A for that category, which is one of our best scores. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 9 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given its next most favorable category score in the area of long-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in this category, which is an acceptable grade. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 95.675674 percent of its residents. The last datapoint we assessed was its hospitalization rate. Here we found that this facility had 8.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this figure is somewhat concerning, this statistic may be skewed for some facilities based on the medical complexity of patients.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing score is primarily tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 2.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we graded was short-term care, where this nursing home received a rock bottom grade in this category also. Sadly, it received a lowly F in this category, which is obviously a major concern. Our short-term care grade is often employed to gauge a facility's performance with rehabilitation. To provide highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. Based on its score in this area, we weren't stunned to find that this nursing home was well below average in terms of the number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the figures we assessed. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 31 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar metrics sunk this facility's short-term care score.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gateway Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that sustained a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better