Heartland of Portsmouth is a nursing home located in Portsmouth, Ohio, which has a total of 30,219 people. This facility was given an overall rating of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's rather poor overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are four other nursing homes in Portsmouth. While this nursing home received suboptimal grades this year, we did want to let you know that there was a recent ownership change. We will keep an eye on their inspections and quality scores to see whether their performance warrants better scores in the future.
Heartland of Portsmouth
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Heartland of Portsmouth has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also didn't fare poorly in the category of long-term care. Indeed, we gave it a grade of B- in that category, which ended up being another one of its better scores. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. One of the datapoints we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.57806 percent of its residents. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Tragically, this facility received an F for its short-term care score. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. As you might expect, we learned that this facility provides significantly less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the typical nursing home. The final metric we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to return home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 4.1 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we rated is nursing. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is a poor score. When determining our nursing scores, we assess both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This facility averaged only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This nursing home performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Heartland of Portsmouth Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that have had a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 1.8% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 13.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 22.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 20% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 90.19% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 15.17% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 18.5% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 18.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 11.81 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.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Heartland of Portsmouth, 74.54% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Portsmouth, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Portsmouth, Ohio has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioAcute Care Hospitals 3.86 miles away1901 Argonne Road Portsmouth Ohio 45662Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 991-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci - Portsmouth3.99 miles away1207 17th Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (740) 351-0596
- Fmc - Portsmouth4.42 miles away1648 11th Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662Dialysis Stations: 12 (740) 353-7788
- Piketon Regional Dialysis Center18.43 miles away7143 u.s. Rt. 23 Piketon Ohio 45661Dialysis Stations: 10 (740) 289-2423