Hill View Retirement Center is a facility located in Portsmouth, Ohio, which has a total of 30,219 people. This is an A rated facility. This facility received one of the top scores we offer. A score of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in Ohio. This is an impressive achievement in a state with a long list of high-end nursing homes. Scroll down to see this facility's category scores, which are also quite good. It is hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
Hill View Retirement Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
1610 28th Street,
Portsmouth OH 45662
62.22% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this facility also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. Inspection grades are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end resume, this nursing home also received a dominant long-term care grade, with a grade of A. Facilities that receive this type of grade in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. In addition to offering well above average levels of nurse staffing, this facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to 99.40476 percent of its patients. This percentage is also far higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning our third area, this nursing home was given first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, it received a score of A- in this category. Short-term care grades are important for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This place excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility provided more care from registered nurses and physical therapists than a typical nursing home. The last measure we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in Ohio in this area with 60.1 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
In the final category we graded, this facility received an impressive grade grade of B+ in our nursing category. With this score, the facility wrapped up a very strong report card. There are numerous subcategories included in this category. Many of the criteria are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This place boasts a really impressive 4.7 hours of nursing care per resident daily, of which a significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering high levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is often a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be prevented by providing better nursing care and a system of moving patients more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hill View Retirement Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hill View Retirement Center, 7.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hill View Retirement Center, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hill View Retirement Center, 1.75% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents who have suffered from a UTI. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hill View Retirement Center, 12.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hill View Retirement Center, 22.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hill View Retirement Center, 19.84% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hill View Retirement Center, 90.11% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hill View Retirement Center, 15.05% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hill View Retirement Center, 18.59% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hill View Retirement Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hill View Retirement Center, 18.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hill View Retirement Center, 11.79 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hill View Retirement Center, 74.53% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
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 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioAcute Care Hospitals 0.99 miles away1901 Argonne Road Portsmouth Ohio 45662Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 991-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci - Portsmouth0.94 miles away1207 17th Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (740) 351-0596
- Fmc - Portsmouth1.25 miles away1648 11th Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662Dialysis Stations: 12 (740) 353-7788