Rockynol Retirement Community
1150 W Market St, Akron OH 44313 · (330) 867-2150 · 88.64% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Rockynol Retirement Community is located in Akron, Ohio. This city is among the largest metropolitan areas in the nation with has a total of 272,134 people. This facility was given a quality overall rating of B+, leading us to rank it as one of the better options in Akron. This really is an impressive achievement since the city features plenty of quality facilities. Despite Akron offering 16 nursing homes to select from, this facility stood out as a great option. This nursing home was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 81 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received a strong overall score as described above, but we want to note its excellent short-term care grade. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this category. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in Ohio in this area with 68.4 percent of its residents returning home. At most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive profile, this nursing home also performed at a high level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that area with an A. Inspection grades are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspections. Facilities that score well in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. When computing our nursing scores, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This place provided 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an impressive metric which typically correlates with quality care. Finally, this facility also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering falls which lead to serious injury, this place performed as well as any nursing home in the nation.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we scored is long-term care, in which this nursing home received a grade of C. This is this nursing home's worst category. This is still not a terrible score. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of impressive nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination records are above average also. Indeed, this nursing home vaccinated 97.75281 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.26 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rockynol Retirement Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who have sustained UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better