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Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling's website

20 Homestead Avenue,
Wheeling WV 26003

(304) 234-0500

94.33% estimated occupancy 1

Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling is in Wheeling, West Virginia, a city with 43,002 people. Featuring an overall score of C, this is likely a solid nursing home. Based on our assessment, this place should be a good fit for quite a few people. This nursing home did not excel in all of our categories, but it did not receive any terrible grades either. More information about these categories is available below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility excelled in our short-term care rating, with an A- in this area. This really boosted its overall grade. Our short-term care ratings are probably most meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Inspections is another area where this nursing home excelled. In fact, we gave this nursing home an B+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are based on several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS 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 should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. When determining a facility's nursing rating, we weigh the number of hours nurses are with residents and the level of licensure of those nurses. This facility provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next category we analyzed was long-term care, which ended up being this facility's worst area. We awarded this nursing home a D in that area. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.012344 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than most nursing homes. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, some 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 8.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay residents who developed pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 4.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who suffered a fall which caused major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 3.85% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 16.31% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 23.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 4.5% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 92.52% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 16.82% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 25.29% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 1.32 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 25.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 11.91 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Guardian Elder Care at Wheeling, 71.34% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Wheeling HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.48 miles away1 Medical Park Wheeling West Virginia 26003Voluntary non-profit - Church(304) 243-3000
  • East Ohio Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.91 miles away90 North Fourth Street Martins Ferry Ohio 43935Voluntary non-profit - Other(740) 633-4205
  • Ohio Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.08 miles away2000 Eoff Street Wheeling West Virginia 26003Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 234-0123
  • Reynolds Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.88 miles away800 Wheeling Ave Glen Dale West Virginia 26038Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 843-3230
  • Harrison Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.25 miles away951 East Market Street Cadiz Ohio 43907Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 942-4631

Nearby Dialysis

  • Wheeling Dialysis Center1.58 miles away500 Medical Park Ste 100 Wheeling West Virginia 26003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (304) 242-9135
  • Belmont Dialysis at Crestview14.51 miles away68639 Bannock Road Saint Clairsville Ohio 43950CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 11 (740) 699-0220
  • Davita Steubenville Home Training Center19.58 miles away1799 Sinclair Avenue Suite 2 Steubenville Ohio 43952Dialysis Stations: 6 (740) 346-2740
  • Davita - Steubenville Dialysis19.6 miles away1799 Sinclair Avenue Suite 1 Steubenville Ohio 43953CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (740) 346-2840

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=515002