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+. In fact, we found this nursing home to be better than the majority of the nursing homes in Medina, which has a city grade of B. This nursing home also received consistently good grades in all four of our categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
Life Care Center of Medina
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
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
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
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.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. Our nursing rating is primarily based on a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, this facility also was given favorable long-term care scores in our assessment. In fact, we awarded it one of our more favorable scores in that category, with a score of B. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 96.20596 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we scored was short-term care, where we gave it a strong grade of B. This nursing home really doesn't have any weak areas. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for patients seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Life Care Center of Medina, 3.74% 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, 1.71% 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, 13.23% 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, 22.46% 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, 20.26% 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, 90.12% 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, 14.88% Percentage 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, 16.29% Percentage 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.
Hospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Medina, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Medina, 16.29 Percentage 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, 12 Percentage 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, 75.25% Percentage 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
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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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