Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community is in Saint Marys, Ohio, a city with a population of 12,661 people. Sporting an overall score of B, this nursing home is a very good option. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Saint Marys. We were also pleased to find that this place didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.
Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this place excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down deficiency counts for this nursing home. We wish we had more data for this facility. Without the information regarding deficiencies, it ended up being difficult to grade the place in this area.
Short-term Care Quality
Among the reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it was awarded a strong short-term care grade. Indeed, short-term care ended up being its second most favorable category grade. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A-. Our short-term care scores are thought to be most meaningful for folks needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third category we looked at is long-term care, where this facility was given a B- in this category. Long-term care grades focus on a facility's assistance with daily living rather than the skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed was nursing. This facility received a grade of C for the area. Our nursing rating analyzes a handful of subcategories, however, the most important consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other nursing homes. Finally, our nursing grades also consider quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually an indicator that a place has quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses to assist its patients.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 1.8% of Patients had UTIs
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which sustained urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 13.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 22.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 20% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 90.19% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 15.17% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 18.5% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 18.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Otterbein St Marys Retirement Community, 74.54% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Saint Marys, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Saint Marys, Ohio has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Grand Lake Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 3.71 miles away200 Saint Clair Street Saint Marys Ohio 45885Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 394-3335
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Kidney Care Celina7.3 miles away801 PRO Drive, Ste B Celina Ohio 45822Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 586-0851