Lorien Health Systems - Columbia is a senior living facility in Columbia, Maryland. This city has a population of 95,072 people. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. Based on our assessment, you can not go wrong with this facility. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card is its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
Lorien Health Systems - Columbia
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
6334 Cedar Lane,
Columbia MD 21044
70.09% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this facility earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with a grade of A+. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a dominant short-term care score. Indeed, this turned out to be this facility's second best category grade. In that category, this facility received a score of A. In the category of short-term care, we try to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. It performed as well as just about any facility in the country in this area with 70.2 percent of its patients returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this area.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing grades are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This place boasts a really impressive 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering high levels of care, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its residents suffering falls leading to major injury, this facility performed as well as any nursing home the nation. Avoiding serious falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated was long-term care. In this area, we awarded this facility a solid grade of C. This actually was this nursing home's least impressive category. In the category of long-term care, we assess the quantity of services provided by a facility, rather than more healthcare-oriented services. One of the data points we considered on top of this facility's very solid nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.951584 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the elderly population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.17 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lorien Health Systems - Columbia Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 2.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 2.06% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 13.07% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 14.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 9.93% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some believe that this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 92.59% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 19.84% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 30.1% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 0.99 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 30.1 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 8.92 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Lorien Health Systems - Columbia, 73.71% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Howard County General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.18 miles away5755 Cedar Lane Columbia Maryland 21044Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 740-7890
- University of Md Laurel Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.86 miles away7300 Van Dusen Road Laurel Maryland 20707Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 725-4300
- Medstar Montgomery Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.72 miles away18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney Maryland 20832Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 774-8882
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.93 miles away12100 Plum Orchard Drive Silver Spring Maryland 20904Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 891-5651
- Northwest Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.57 miles away5401 Old Court Road Randallstown Maryland 21133Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 521-2200
- Saint Agnes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.58 miles away900 Caton Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21229Voluntary non-profit - Church(410) 368-2101
- Bon Secours HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.12 miles away2000 W Baltimore Street Baltimore Maryland 21223Voluntary non-profit - Private(410) 362-3000
- Umd Baltimore Washington Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.44 miles away301 Hospital Drive Glen Burnie Maryland 21061Voluntary non-profit - Other(410) 595-1967
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Cedar Lane0.01 miles away6334 Cedar Lane Columbia Maryland 21044Dialysis Stations: 13 (410) 531-5390
- Davita - Howard County1.41 miles away5999 Harpers Farm Rd Ste E-110 Columbia Maryland 21044CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (410) 997-4244
- Ellicott City Dialysis Center LLC6.16 miles away3419 Plum Tree Drive Suites 103-106 Ellicott City Maryland 21042CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (410) 750-8426
- Davita-Ellicott Kidney Center LLC7.37 miles away3000 N Ridge Rd Ellicott City Maryland 21043Dialysis Stations: 7 (410) 465-0273
- Kidney Care of Laurel7.56 miles away14631 Laurel Bowie Rd Ste 100 Laurel Maryland 20707CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (301) 725-3559
- Davita Laurel Lakes Dialysis7.68 miles away14500 Laurel Place Laurel Maryland 20707Dialysis Stations: 13 (301) 776-1769
- Kidney Home Center10.82 miles away2270 Rolling Run Drive Suite 600 Windsor Mill Maryland 21244Dialysis Stations: 21 (410) 265-0618
- Davita - Catonsville11.04 miles away1581 Sulphur Spring Rd Ste 112 Halethorpe Maryland 21227CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (410) 242-7766