Salem East Healthcare Center is located in Salem, Ohio, a city with 26,732 people. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack grade. At the end of the day, this place would be a solid choice for most people. The best part of this place's profile is its exemplary inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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Salem East Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Jan 10, 2019 by Nick Reese
Note: Data for Salem East Healthcare Center has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection grade. Its inspection score was far superior to its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave it an A. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a favorable long-term care score. As a matter of fact, we gave them a grade of B+ in this category, which is one of our more favorable scores. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed is short-term care, where this facility was given a C in this category. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to gauge a facility's rehabilitation services In order to offer highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. It does not look like this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we assessed was nursing, which was this nursing home's weakest category. We awarded this nursing home a D in this area. Sadly, this category hurt the nursing home's overall grade a bit. Our nursing rating is primarily tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these statistics to be indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Salem East Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 21.39% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 88.91% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Salem East Healthcare Center, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Salem Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.39 miles away1995 East State Street Salem Ohio 44460Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 332-1551
- Mh St Elizabeth Boardman HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.64 miles away8401 Market Street Youngstown Ohio 44512Voluntary non-profit - Church(330) 729-2929
- Alliance Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.4 miles away200 East State Street Alliance Ohio 44601Voluntary non-profit - Other(330) 596-7018
- Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.2 miles away1044 Belmont Avenue Youngstown Ohio 44501Voluntary non-profit - Church(330) 480-3962
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Salem South0.31 miles away2345 East Pershing Street Salem Ohio 44460CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (330) 332-2958
- Arc/Cdc, Ltd.10.17 miles away3695 Stutz Drive Canfield Ohio 44406Dialysis Stations: 20 (330) 702-3040
- Fmc - North Lima10.18 miles away9174 Market Street North Lima Ohio 44452Dialysis Stations: 9 (330) 729-9061
- Cdc Home Care (Youngstown), Ltd.11.44 miles away807 Southwestern Run Youngstown Ohio 44514Dialysis Stations: 2 (330) 758-0995
- Fmc - Boardman Dialysis11.67 miles away257 Boardman-Canfield Rd. Youngstown Ohio 44512CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (330) 629-8856
- Fresenius Kidney Care Cornersburg12.75 miles away3265 Canfield Rd, Unit C Youngstown Ohio 44511Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 792-6341
- Boardman Dialysis Center, LLC13.34 miles away7153 Tiffany Blvd. Youngstown Ohio 44514CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (330) 729-1355
- Fmc- Austintown13.94 miles away139 Javit Court Youngstown Ohio 44515CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (330) 799-1150