Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
804 South Mumaugh Road,
Lima OH 45804
58.42% estimated occupancy 1
Please note our records indicate that Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a small nursing home in Lima, Ohio. Featuring an overall score of B+. After assessing the other facilities in Lima, this appears to be a higher quality choice than many of them. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this place. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its short-term care score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
In addition to faring well in its overall grade, this facility received even higher grades in our short-term care category. It received one of our best scores in that category with A-. Our short-term care ratings are vital for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. This is generally an excellent sign. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that returned home from this nursing home. In addition to excelling in the area of physical therapy, we found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in the nation with 64.5 percent of its residents returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this metric.
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Without complete deficiency related data for this nursing home, it ended up being difficult to evaluate the place in terms of this category.
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In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing grade assesses the facility's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of training of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provided 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident each day. At least one quarter of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are skilled nurses. This is a high ratio of skilled nursing care. In calculating our nursing scores, we apply more weight to care provided by more highly trained nurses such as registered nurses. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Ohio in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving a resident more frequently.
The last area we analyzed is long-term care, where this facility was given a C. This turned out to be this nursing home's least impressive category. This is nevertheless not a terrible score. Our long-term care scores are more critical for folks requiring more conventional services related to activities of daily living. After considering the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 93.22034 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. This nursing home did not excel here either, with 3.55 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this figure is somewhat concerning, this statistic can be skewed for some facilities based on the medical complexity of patients.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 7.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of quality of care.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.75% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents that experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 12.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs 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 suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 22.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 19.84% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 90.11% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 15.05% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.59% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 11.79 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 74.53% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
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