St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton is one of only two facilities located in North Canton, Ohio. This nursing home turns out to be a very respectable facility, with an overall grade of B. This nursing home definitely has plenty going for it. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing rating, which we will address in the next section.
St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Aquatic Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
To pair with its impressive overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A- for our nursing score. The nursing rating weighs a variety of datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also performed well in inspections, which is based on the facility's inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an B+ for that category. Our inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspections. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor dings are not the end of the world.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our third category, this facility also received a score of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this category. Short-term care scores are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home 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 5 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a C in this area. Long-term care grades assess a nursing home's assistance with daily living instead of the skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. We were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated 82.670456 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be several points less than what we expected. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 1.8% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 13.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 22.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 20% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 90.19% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 15.17% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 18.5% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 18.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St. Luke Lutheran Community North Canton, 74.54% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.43 miles away1320 Mercy Drive Nw Canton Ohio 44708Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 489-1080
- Aultman HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.5 miles away2600 Sixth Street Sw Canton Ohio 44710Voluntary non-profit - Other(330) 363-6352
- Summa Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 13.96 miles away525 East Market Street Akron Ohio 44309Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 375-3000
- Akron General Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.62 miles away1 Akron General Avenue Akron Ohio 44307Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 344-6000
- Alliance Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.57 miles away200 East State Street Alliance Ohio 44601Voluntary non-profit - Other(330) 596-7018
- Summa Western Reserve HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.69 miles away1900 23rd Street Cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223Voluntary non-profit - Other(330) 971-7000
- Aultman Orrville HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.32 miles away832 South Main Street Orrville Ohio 44667Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 682-3010
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Belden Community Dialysis3.7 miles away4685 Fulton Road Nw Canton Ohio 44718CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 42 (330) 649-9300
- Davita - Mercy Canton Dialysis5.44 miles away1320 Mercy Drive N W Canton Ohio 44708Dialysis Stations: 18 (330) 580-4001
- Kamaka Dialysis LLC5.98 miles away1587 Boettler Rd Suite 130 Uniontown Ohio 44685Dialysis Stations: 14 (330) 899-0035
- Fmc - Akron Canton Kidney Center6.28 miles away1565 Corporate Woods Pkwy Uniontown Ohio 44685Dialysis Stations: 25 (330) 896-6311
- Fmc- Stark County Dialysis6.37 miles away2835 Tuscarawas Street West Canton Ohio 44708Dialysis Stations: 17 (330) 456-3997
- Davita Canton Dialysis6.41 miles away2912 W Tuscarawas St Canton Ohio 44708Dialysis Stations: 27 (330) 458-0150
- Davita - Massillon Community Dialysis7.99 miles away2112 Lincoln Way East Massillon Ohio 44646Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 837-7730
- Fmc - Massillon Dialysis Center9.05 miles away2474 Lincoln Way East Massillon Ohio 44646Dialysis Stations: 17 (330) 837-2575