Logan Elm Health Care Center
370 Tarlton Road, Circleville OH 43113 · (740) 474-3121 · 95.15% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Logan Elm Health Care Center is an average-sized facility in Circleville, Ohio. With an overall score of B-, this is likely a solid nursing home. This nursing home has some things going for it. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its exemplary inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A+. Few facilities performed better in this area. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to resident health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded an impressive long-term care score. As a matter of fact, we gave them a B in this category, which is one of our more favorable scores. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. One of the datapoints we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 94.389435 percent of its patients. This is a proven method to minimize negative health outcomes for the nursing home population. Finally, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. While it had 2.68 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was middle of the road due to it having more complex patients.
Short-term Care Quality
The third highest area we awarded this facility in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is typically a solid measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. This proved to be more of a strength for this facility. In fact, we found that it outperformed the majority of nursing homes in the nation with 54.2 percent of its residents returning home. This is a higher rate than most facilities.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the next category, we awarded this nursing home a D for nursing. This is the facility's worst category score. Unfortunately, this score hurt the nursing home's overall grade a bit. In calculating our nursing grades, we weigh both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. To go along with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this nursing home also didn't fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percentage of residents experiencing pressure ulcers and major falls. This nursing home had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average facility.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Logan Elm Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better