Good Shepherd Home is located in Fostoria, Ohio, a city with a population of 18,962 people. With an overall grade of C, this is likely a middle of the pack facility. This nursing home has some things going for it. One of the highlights of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Good Shepherd Home
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home's overall score was propped up by the fact that it has earned favorable inspections in recent years. We awarded them a strong score in this area, with a B+. This is a much better grade than the nursing home's overall grade. Our inspection grades are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
In addition, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B in our nursing category. This is one of our better grades. Our nursing score is mostly tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a strong grade in short-term care. This nursing home earned a B in this area, which turns out to be one of our higher grades. With our short-term care assessment, we try to forge a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the facility's scope of highly-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 nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 4.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed is long-term care, ended up being this nursing home's least impressive area. We gave this facility a D in that area. For residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility gave the vaccine to 98.66221 percent of its residents, which is a very solid figure. Surprisingly, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Shepherd Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Shepherd Home, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Shepherd Home, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of long-term care residents who sustained falls leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Shepherd Home, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Shepherd Home, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Shepherd Home, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Shepherd Home, 21.39% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Shepherd Home, 88.91% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Shepherd Home, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Shepherd Home, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Good Shepherd Home, 1.43 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Shepherd Home, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Shepherd Home, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Shepherd Home, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Fostoria Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.71 miles away501 Van Buren Street Fostoria Ohio 44830Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 435-7734
- Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.82 miles away45 St Lawrence Drive Tiffin Ohio 44883Voluntary non-profit - Church(419) 455-7000
- Blanchard Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.96 miles away1900 South Main Street Findlay Ohio 45840Voluntary non-profit - Other(419) 423-4500
- Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.15 miles away715 South Taft Avenue Fremont Ohio 43420Voluntary non-profit - Other(419) 334-6617
Nearby Dialysis
- Promedica Fostoria Community Hospital Dialysis Center1.73 miles away506 Van Buren Street Fostoria Ohio 44830Dialysis Stations: 6 (419) 436-6685
- Davita - Seneca Dialysis LLC.9.83 miles away10 St. Lawrence Drive Tiffin Ohio 44883Dialysis Stations: 13 (419) 443-1051
- Fmc Creighton Dialysis LLC14.05 miles away1000 E Main Cross St Ste 102 Findlay Ohio 45840CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (419) 425-8515
- Blanchard Valley Dialysis Services, LLC16.26 miles away1717 Medical Blvd # C Findlay Ohio 45840CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (419) 420-1633