Hickory Creek of Athens is located in The Plains, Ohio. The city has a population of 3,254 people. We gave this facility an F, which is definitely concerning in our grading scheme. Based on our analysis, this place likely isn't a good fit for any prospective resident. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's report card is its strong inspection score. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category grades
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Hickory Creek of Athens
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 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
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it earned an impressive inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our highest scores in that category with an A. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. It is generally best to avoid places that have too many deficiencies. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This means that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
As it turns out, this nursing home only earned a grade of D for its long-term care score, which ended up being one of its more respectable category grades. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.68354 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was short-term care. This nursing home's received a rock-bottom short-term care score where it received a lowly F. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most critical for residents requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. With its score in this category, we weren't surprised to learn that this nursing home is well below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients based on the figures we looked at. Honestly, this was about what we expected here. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we looked at was nursing. This facility received a poor grade of F in this area. Our nursing score is based on many subcategories, but the most important consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. To pair with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this nursing home also didn't perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This place had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average nursing home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hickory Creek of Athens Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 9.63% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 8.23% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 0.65% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 33.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 58.39% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may imply lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 99.54% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 14.83% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 8.2% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 8.2% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 10.43% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hickory Creek of Athens, 80.1% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Ohiohealth O'bleness HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.44 miles away55 Hospital Drive Athens Ohio 45701Voluntary non-profit - Other(740) 593-5551
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Rivers Edge Dialysis3.95 miles away1006 E. State St., Ste. B Athens Ohio 45701Dialysis Stations: 12 (740) 592-1364