Geriatric Center of Mansfield
50 Blymyer Avenue, Mansfield OH 44903 · (419) 774-5100 · 90.27% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
With an address in Mansfield, Ohio, Geriatric Center of Mansfield is one of seven nursing homes in the city. This facility is a subpar nursing home. A grade in this range indicates we found a few red flags. This facility seems to have very little going for it. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's profile, you can continue reading to learn more about its category scores. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 74 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we were not complementary of this nursing home's overall performance, it did receive an impressive inspection report this year with few dings from the applicable government inspectors. As a result, it received one of our better grades in that area with a B+. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second highest area was long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a B-. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 95.47325 percent of its patients, which is higher than most nursing homes. This nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Although it had 2.18 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was better than most facilities due to it having more complex patients.
Nurse Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating. Our nursing grade includes many subcategories. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This facility provided just 2.6 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This place was above average in two of the metrics we focus on, with good scores for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These datapoints are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care offered.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the fourth area, this facility really didn't perform well here either. Due to a bottom of the barrel grade of F in short-term care, this is just about as terrible as it gets. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. As you might expect, we discovered that this place offers far less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the average nursing home. The final item we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 40.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics doomed this facility's short-term care grade.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Geriatric Center of Mansfield Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better