Life Care Center of Elyria is an average-sized facility in Elyria, Ohio. It looks like this is a very respectable facility. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid grade. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this place. We were also pleased to find that this facility did not have any weak links in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Life Care Center of Elyria
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Our inspection scores are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded high grades in the category of short-term care as well. As a result, we gave it one of our most elite scores in that category with a score of A-. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. It does not appear that this nursing home submitted information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the number of residents who returned home from the facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility's third most favorable area was long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B-. Our long-term care grades are pivotal for people looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Our final area is nursing, in which we awarded this facility a B- in this category. Nursing scores are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This facility provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Lastly, we also looked at several nursing quality measures. Although this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it did very well in this subcategory. This is often an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a resident more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Life Care Center of Elyria Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents that had falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients which are given antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 20.26% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 90.12% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 12 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Life Care Center of Elyria, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Health-Allen HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 8.72 miles away200 West Lorain Street Oberlin Ohio 44074Voluntary non-profit - Private(440) 775-1211
- Uh St John Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.04 miles away29000 Center Ridge Road Westlake Ohio 44145Voluntary non-profit - Private(440) 835-8000
- Mercy Health-Lorain HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.77 miles away3700 Kolbe Road Lorain Ohio 44053Voluntary non-profit - Private(440) 960-4000
- Southwest General Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.71 miles away18697 Bagley Road Cleveland Ohio 44130Voluntary non-profit - Private(440) 816-6701
- Fairview HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.84 miles away18101 Lorain Avenue Cleveland Ohio 44111Voluntary non-profit - Private(216) 476-7000
- Medina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.48 miles away1000 East Washington Street Medina Ohio 44256Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 725-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Heritage Dialysis0.58 miles away1160 East Broad St. Elyria Ohio 44035CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (440) 365-1811
- Fmc - Elyria Renal Care Group1.74 miles away5316 Hoag Drive H Mcdonald Dialysis Ctr Elyria Ohio 44035Dialysis Stations: 20 (440) 934-5700
- Davita - Center Ridge Dialysis2.29 miles away38630 Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville Ohio 44039Dialysis Stations: 14 (440) 327-2070
- Fmc - Dialysis Specialists of Northeast Ohio3.72 miles away1070 Abbe Road North Elyria Ohio 44035Dialysis Stations: 21 (440) 365-8165
- Davita - Amherst Dialysis7.56 miles away3200 Cooper Foster Park Rd. W. Lorain Ohio 44053Dialysis Stations: 19 (440) 989-1410
- Fmc - Amherst Dialysis7.61 miles away1168 Cleveland Avenue Amherst Ohio 44001CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (440) 985-2280
- Davita - Villa of Great Northern11.55 miles away22710 Fairview Center Dr., Ste 100 Cleveland Ohio 44126Dialysis Stations: 7 (440) 734-4630
- Center for Dialysis Care Westside Home Care LLC11.81 miles away24651 Center Ridge Rd Suite 450 Westlake Ohio 44145Dialysis Stations: 10 (440) 899-2808