Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Columbus, Ohio. This facility received an uninspiring overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. This nursing home seems to have very little going for it. The best thing we can say about this facility is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
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Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Note: Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Bariatric Care
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we were not high on this nursing home overall, we awarded it a B- for inspections. This grade is more respectable than this facility's overall score. Inspection grades are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility an B-. We assessed the licensure of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time those nurses spent with patients, in calculating our score in this area. This place averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is a very low figure. Lastly, while this nursing home got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed well in this area.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility's next most favorable area ended up being its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a grade of B-. Our short-term care grades are thought to be more critical for those requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our fourth category, we gave this nursing home a D in long-term care. This is the facility's worst category grade. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 75.29412 percent of its patients. This is several points lower than the national average. To our surprise, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This was its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 1.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 4.12% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 1.78% of Patients had UTIs
This is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who have sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 11.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 4.9% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 15.34% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 84.5% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 8.03% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 9.98% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who remained mobile levels. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 9.98% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 10.31% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 61.61% of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Columbus, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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