Harmar Place Rehab & Extended Care
401 Harmar Street, Marietta OH 45750 · (740) 376-5600 · 92.09% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Harmar Place Rehab & Extended Care is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Marietta, Ohio. It looks like this nursing home is one of the best nursing homes we looked at. A score of this caliber requires superb scores across the board. As a matter of fact, this is the number one rated nursing home in the city. We also gave this facility strong grades in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 86 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ long-term care grade. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.61832 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a great way to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. The last statistic we assessed is the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 1.9 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is middle of the pack in this area.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also received a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed is short-term care. Adding to its strong profile, this facility also excelled in that area. In fact, we gave it a of A- in that area. Short-term care grades are often used to judge a nursing home's rehabilitation services In order to provide good rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who returned home from this nursing home. It performed as well as just about any nursing home in the country with 61.1 percent of its residents returning home. Most places are below 50 percent in this statistic.
Nurse Quality
In our final category, this nursing home also was given an impressive nursing rating, with a grade of B+. This rounded out an elite report card. Nursing ratings are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Harmar Place Rehab & Extended Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which had a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients that have experienced a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile 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.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better