Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital is in Wheeling, West Virginia, a city with 43,002 people. Featuring an overall score of D, this is a well below average nursing home. Based on our assessment, we would be very reluctant to recommend this nursing home. We would not blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next section.
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Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- 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
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we didn't rate this nursing home well overall, we want to acknowledge it received a decent grade of B- in the area of nursing. Our nursing score consists of quite a few subcategories, but the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This particular facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of B- for our inspections rating. This score is a more impressive than the facility's overall grade. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. We especially focus on the severity of those deficiencies. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third most favorable area we gave this facility in any category came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a C. Our short-term care grades are meaningful for prospective residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more skilled nursing. This includes a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The tricky part is determining what bearing this had on the quality of care. The last metric we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 4.6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was long-term care. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this area, which is a poor grade. For residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility administered the vaccine to 96.588486 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable figure. Surprisingly, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 11.95% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 1.49% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 0.66% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 14.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients that are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 18.66% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 2.86% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 95.24% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 10.22% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 9.98% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 9.98% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 11.96% of Patients
This metric 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 Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital, 69.11% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
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