Larchwood Village Retirement Community
4110 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland OH 44135 · (216) 941-6100 · 89.49% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Larchwood Village Retirement Community is located in Cleveland, Ohio, which offers a slew of nursing homes. This facility was given an extremely poor overall score based on the data we looked at. Keep in mind that Cleveland received a city grade of B-, so should consider other options in the city as well. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's report card is its strong inspection grade. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category grades
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 80 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Partnership
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was terrible, it performed pretty well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B for that area, which is one of our better scores. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. It is typically best to avoid nursing homes that had a long list of deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of F. Nursing scores are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. With only 2.8 hours of nursing care per patient each day, this nursing home's nurse staffing levels were significantly below the national average. This nursing home also had terrible marks in some of the quality-based metrics to go along with its weak nursing hours. We looked at the percentage of patients sustaining pressure ulcers. This facility was at more than double the national average in this statistic. This is quite concerning when you consider that many bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. This ended up sealing the nursing home's fate of receiving a poor nursing grade.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home ended up receiving a a terrible score in our long-term care area. It received a lowly F in this area. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 98.15498 percent of its residents against pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the final category, this nursing home did not fare very well in this category either. With a rock bottom grade of F in short-term care, this is about as bad as it gets. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 19.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Larchwood Village Retirement Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher 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. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better