Parkvue Health Care Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Sandusky, Ohio. This facility received an A- overall, which is very good grade. We were not surprised to discover that this is actually the best facility in the city. As you will see below, this facility also performed just fine in our category scores. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Parkvue Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its great overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A for inspections. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its high-end assessment, this nursing home also was given an excellent short-term care grade, with a grade of A-. Short-term care grades are commonly used to assess a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To provide good rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. We weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our third category, this nursing home also received a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.828125 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a dangerous condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
In our last category, this nursing home also received an excellent nursing grade, with a grade of B+. This wrapped up a very strong report card. Our nursing score looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these data points as predictive indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Parkvue Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 2.76% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents which suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 5.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 1.61% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint could be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 17.58% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percent of long-term patients that are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 33.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 6.01% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 98.67% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 13.46% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 8.41% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 8.41% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 19.03% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 86.22% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Sandusky, 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
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Nearby Hospitals
- Firelands Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.59 miles away1111 Hayes Avenue Sandusky Ohio 44870Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 557-7400
- Fisher-Titus HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.09 miles away272 Benedict Avenue Norwalk Ohio 44857Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 668-8101
- Bellevue HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.54 miles away1400 West Main Street Bellevue Ohio 44811Voluntary non-profit - Other(419) 483-4040
- Magruder HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.61 miles away615 Fulton St Port Clinton Ohio 43452Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 734-3131
Nearby Dialysis
- Firelands Dialysis Center South3.45 miles away904 Pierce Street Sandusky Ohio 44870Dialysis Stations: 31 (419) 557-7228
- Davita Sandusky Dialysis Center3.6 miles away211 Lakeside Park Sandusky Ohio 44870Dialysis Stations: 8 (419) 626-3809
- Fmc - Norwalk13.23 miles away290 Benedict Avenue Norwalk Ohio 44857Dialysis Stations: 13 (419) 668-2121
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