Saint Joseph Care Center is a small non-profit nursing home in Louisville, Ohio. This facility was given an A- overall, which is very good grade. As a matter of fact, this proved to be quite a bit better than most of the facilities in the city. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.
Saint Joseph Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, it also excelled in inspections, where it received an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. This is really what you want to see on an inspection report.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. The nursing grade considers a number of datapoints. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place 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.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next area, we awarded this facility a grade of A- for our short-term care rating. This is a dominant grade. Our short-term care scores are probably more important for those in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we rated was long-term care. This facility was given a better than average long-term care rating this year, with a B-. Although this isn't quite as good as many of its other scores, this is nevertheless a decent rating for that area. In the category of long-term care, we weigh the amount of services provided by a nursing home, rather than more sophisticated services. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Saint Joseph Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that have had a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, 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 drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 20.26% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 90.12% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Saint Joseph Care Center, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Louisville, 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-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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