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. The best part of this facility's strong profile was its long-term care rating. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph
Parkvue Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- 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
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in long-term care. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After we finished assessing the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 96.8 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Our nursing rating assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we scored is short-term care. In this area, we gave this facility a solid grade of B-. This actually is this nursing home's least impressive area. Our short-term care grades are presumably most meaningful for those needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.
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, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which have had urinary tract infections. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 21.39% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 88.91% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 1.43 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Parkvue Health Care Center, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
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
- Firelands Bellevue Dialysis Center14.35 miles away290 Progress Drive, Suite A Bellevue Ohio 44811Dialysis Stations: 16 (419) 483-2070