Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
1650 Allentown Road,
Lima OH 45805
85.5% estimated occupancy 1
With an address in Lima, Ohio, Lima Convalescent Home is one of eight available facilities there. This nursing home turns out to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This place is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
In addition to being a quality facility overall, this place excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Few facilities fared better in that area. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Building on its strong performance in other categories, we gave this nursing home a grade of B for our nursing rating. Our nursing rating is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides an incredible 4.5 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is far more care than what is offered by most facilities. Lastly, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed better than the national average.
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We also gave this nursing home a middle of the road grade in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Our long-term care scores are more meaningful for those needing more conventional assistance associated with activities of daily living. In addition to providing above average levels of nurse staffing, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 94.1704 percent of its patients. This figure is higher than most nursing homes. This combination proved to be effective as this facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.59 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Our final category is short-term care, in which we awarded this facility a grade of B- in this category. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This place fared better than most facilities in this metric with 50.6 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 7.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for too long.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 1.75% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 12.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 22.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 19.84% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 90.11% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 15.05% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 18.59% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 18.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 11.79 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
In Lima Convalescent Home, 74.53% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
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