Hardin Hills Health Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Hardin Hills Health Center's website

1211 W Lima St,
Kenton OH 43326

(419) 673-5251

72.56% estimated occupancy ¹

Hardin Hills Health Center is an average-sized government-owned nursing home in Kenton, Ohio. This nursing home turns out to be a middle of the road facility, with an overall grade of C. You can certainly do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this place's profile is is its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Dentistry
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Optometry

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Kenton, Ohio Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

We would like to point out that this nursing home's inspection score exceeded its overall grade. This facility earned a grade of B+ in this area, which is one of our better grades. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Short-term Care Quality

One of this facility's higher category scores was in the category of short-term care. This ended up being its second most respectable category. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a B-. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its level of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 5.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

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Long-term Care Quality

We also awarded this nursing home a solid grade in the category of long-term care, with a C. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.04762 percent of its residents. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Our next category is nursing, where we awarded this nursing home a C in this area. There are many criteria included in this grade. Most of these subcategories reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This place averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is a very low figure. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. While this facility got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this subcategory. This is typically a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of moving a patient at least once a day.

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Hardin Hills Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents which sustained falls leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 20.26% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression. High levels of depression may indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 90.12% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 14.88% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 16.29% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 12 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Hardin Hills Health Center, 75.25% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

Hardin Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.72 miles away921 East Franklin Street Kenton Ohio 43326Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 673-0761