National Church Residences Chillicothe is located in Chillicothe, Ohio, a city with a population of 57,842 people. This nursing home received an overall grade of B, which is a good grade. With no elite facilities in the city, this turned out to be the highest graded nursing home in Chillicothe. One of the highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive short-term care grade, which you can find in the next section.
National Church Residences Chillicothe
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in our short-term care category, where it received an A+. In our short-term care category, we seek to forge a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also earned top notch health inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that category, with a grade of A-. Inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Nursing homes that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing score assesses several subcategories, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. 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 facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving residents more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded was long-term care. We gave this nursing home a D for long-term care, rendering this its worst area. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinates 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home also keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
National Church Residences Chillicothe Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents which had falls leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients who have sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 20.26% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 90.12% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 12 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In National Church Residences Chillicothe, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Chillicothe, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Chillicothe, Ohio has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Adena Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.59 miles away272 Hospital Road Chillicothe Ohio 45601Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 779-7500
- Adena Pike Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.17 miles away100 Dawn Lane Waverly Ohio 45690Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 947-2186
- Berger HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.47 miles away600 North Pickaway Street Circleville Ohio 43113Government - Local(740) 420-8020
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Adena Dialysis2.35 miles away1180 N. Bridge Street Chillicothe Ohio 45601Dialysis Stations: 17 (740) 773-3733
- Chillicothe Regional Dialysis Center2.92 miles away465 Shawnee Lane Chillicothe Ohio 45601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (740) 774-4777
- Davita - Pike County Dialysis14.63 miles away609 W. Emmitt Avenue Waverly Ohio 45690Dialysis Stations: 9 (740) 941-1688
- Piketon Regional Dialysis Center18.57 miles away7143 u.s. Rt. 23 Piketon Ohio 45661Dialysis Stations: 10 (740) 289-2423
- Fmc - Circleville Dialysis19.58 miles away790 North Court Street Circleville Ohio 43113Dialysis Stations: 12 (740) 477-7225