Meadow Grove Transitional Care
5919 Blue Star Drive, Grove City OH 43123 · (614) 594-1600 · 92.22% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Meadow Grove Transitional Care is a senior living facility located in Grove City, Ohio. This city has a population of 58,424 people. Sporting an overall grade of B, this facility is a fine choice. Based on our assessment, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient safety or health. A couple minor dings aren't the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a favorable short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this category. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we considered the number of patients that returned home from this facility. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in the nation in this area with 66.1 percent of its residents returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this statistic.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded a favorable long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our better grades in that area with a score of B. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.6532 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 2.79 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as impressive as some of its other scores in this area, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to some of the medical complexity of residents.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed was nursing, which proved to be this nursing home's least impressive category. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in this area. Of course, this category hurt the facility's overall profile to some degree. The nursing grade consists of several subcategories, however, the primary consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This place offered a meager 3.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Although this nursing home's nursing hours are below average, it actually surprised us in some of the qualitative areas in this category. In particular, we were pleased to see that its patients appear to be sustaining fewer pressure ulcers than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Meadow Grove Transitional Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients that suffered a fall leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better