Pierpont Center at Fairmont Campus
1543 Country Club Road, Fairmont WV 26554 · (304) 363-2273 · 85.5% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Pierpont Center at Fairmont Campus is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, a city with a population of 41,369 people. We gave this facility a bottom of the barrel overall score based on the data we looked at. Fairmont received a city grade of C, so there are other options in the city worth considering. We wouldn't blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially look at the severity of those deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
We were also surprised to find that this nursing home earned a decent long-term care score this year. We gave it a grade of C in this area. Long-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents requiring non-healthcare services such as personal care. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.05014 percent of its patients. The last statistic we looked at was its hospitalization rate. Although it had 2.56 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was not too bad.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we gave this facility a rock-bottom F in the area of short-term care. In determining our short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is often a reliable assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. In this place's case, it looks like it provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than a typical facility. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 32.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we scored is nursing. We gave it an F in this category, which is a rock bottom grade. There are a host of subcategories within this grade. Most of these data points are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility averaged only 3.2 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. To pair with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this facility also didn't fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing grades. We looked at the percentage of residents experiencing pressure ulcers and major falls. This facility had more falls and pressure ulcers than the average facility. This may be a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores and falls are preventable with better nursing care. Unfortunately, these scores hurt this nursing home's nursing grade quite a bit.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pierpont Center at Fairmont Campus Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better