Life Care Center of Medina is one of six available facilities located in Medina, Ohio. This proved to be a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. We were pleased to find out that this matched the average grade of nursing homes in Medina, which is one of the better cities in Ohio to find a nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Life Care Center of Medina
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- 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
- 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
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
This facility received a strong overall grade as described above, but we especially would like to emphasize its excellent inspections in recent years. We gave it an A in this category. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our short-term care score. Short-term care grades are generally employed to score a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to have quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the next area, this nursing home also received a score of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
The last category we graded was nursing. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a solid grade of B-. This ended up being this nursing home's worst area. Nursing ratings are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a somewhat concerning figure as it is well below average. Finally, we look at quality-based metrics, such as the percent of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Life Care Center of Medina Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Life Care Center of Medina, 6.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Life Care Center of Medina, 4.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of long-term care residents who have suffered falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Life Care Center of Medina, 1.08% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who sustained a UTI. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Life Care Center of Medina, 14.57% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Life Care Center of Medina, 27.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Life Care Center of Medina, 17.05% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Life Care Center of Medina, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Life Care Center of Medina, 10.81% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Life Care Center of Medina, 15.61% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Medina, 15.61% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Life Care Center of Medina, 7.12% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Life Care Center of Medina, 70.48% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Scores for Medina, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Medina, Ohio has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Medina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.64 miles away1000 East Washington Street Medina Ohio 44256Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 725-1000
- Southwest General Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.39 miles away18697 Bagley Road Cleveland Ohio 44130Voluntary non-profit - Private(440) 816-6701
- Lodi Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.84 miles away225 Elyria Street Lodi Ohio 44254Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 948-1222
- Uh St John Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.81 miles away29000 Center Ridge Road Westlake Ohio 44145Voluntary non-profit - Private(440) 835-8000
- Mercy Health-Allen HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.48 miles away200 West Lorain Street Oberlin Ohio 44074Voluntary non-profit - Private(440) 775-1211
- Fairview HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.69 miles away18101 Lorain Avenue Cleveland Ohio 44111Voluntary non-profit - Private(216) 476-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Medina Square Dialysis5.31 miles away740 North Court Street Medina Ohio 44256Dialysis Stations: 8 (330) 721-7824
- Davita - Kidney Center of Brunswick5.7 miles away3812 Center Road, Suite 101 Brunswick Ohio 44212Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 220-4502
- Nxstage Cleveland, LLC6.41 miles away1418 Town Center Blvd a-30 Brunswick Ohio 44212Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 558-8744
- Fmc - Medina County Kidney Center6.9 miles away3995 Medina Road #150 Medina Ohio 44256Dialysis Stations: 17 (330) 764-1019
- Davita Dialysis - Strongsville7.33 miles away17792 Pearl Rd. Strongsville Ohio 44136CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (440) 238-9270
- Fmc - Brunswick Dialysis Center7.95 miles away2583-2585 Center Road Hinckley Ohio 44233Dialysis Stations: 19 (330) 220-4366
- Davita - Middleburg Heights Dialysis12.17 miles away7360 Engle Road Cleveland Ohio 44130Dialysis Stations: 24 (440) 891-5645
- Fmc - Heritage Dialysis13.09 miles away1160 East Broad St. Elyria Ohio 44035CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (440) 365-1811