Salem West Healthcare Center is located in Salem, Ohio, a city with 26,732 people. Featuring an overall grade of C, this is likely a decent facility. As far as we can see, this nursing home looks like a good fit for quite a few people. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Salem West Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best scores. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
In addition, we also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received positive long-term care marks this year. We awarded them one of our better grades in that category, with a grade of B. This turned out to be the facility's second best score. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the factors we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 96.72897 percent of its patients. This is a proven method to avoid negative health outcomes for the aged 65 and up population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second lowest category was short-term care, where it earned a grade of just D in that area. This is a well below average score. Our short-term care scores are crucial for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. With a score this poor in this area, we weren't surprised to learn this facility was well below average in multiple staffing areas we assess. The facility provided far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most nursing homes. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 0 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we looked at was nursing, which ended up being this nursing home's least impressive area. Unfortunately, we gave it an F in this area, which is clearly a major concern. The nursing score includes several factors, however, the main consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This place offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is well below average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing scores. This place fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Salem West Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients which are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This gauges the percent of long-term residents who have had falls which caused major injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 21.39% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 88.91% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Many believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Salem West Healthcare Center, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Salem Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.48 miles away1995 East State Street Salem Ohio 44460Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 332-1551
- Mh St Elizabeth Boardman HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.55 miles away8401 Market Street Youngstown Ohio 44512Voluntary non-profit - Church(330) 729-2929
- Alliance Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.44 miles away200 East State Street Alliance Ohio 44601Voluntary non-profit - Other(330) 596-7018
- Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.09 miles away1044 Belmont Avenue Youngstown Ohio 44501Voluntary non-profit - Church(330) 480-3962
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Salem South0.42 miles away2345 East Pershing Street Salem Ohio 44460CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (330) 332-2958
- Arc/Cdc, Ltd.10.06 miles away3695 Stutz Drive Canfield Ohio 44406Dialysis Stations: 20 (330) 702-3040
- Fmc - North Lima10.09 miles away9174 Market Street North Lima Ohio 44452Dialysis Stations: 9 (330) 729-9061
- Cdc Home Care (Youngstown), Ltd.11.35 miles away807 Southwestern Run Youngstown Ohio 44514Dialysis Stations: 2 (330) 758-0995
- Fmc - Boardman Dialysis11.56 miles away257 Boardman-Canfield Rd. Youngstown Ohio 44512CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (330) 629-8856
- Fresenius Kidney Care Cornersburg12.64 miles away3265 Canfield Rd, Unit C Youngstown Ohio 44511Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 792-6341
- Boardman Dialysis Center, LLC13.24 miles away7153 Tiffany Blvd. Youngstown Ohio 44514CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (330) 729-1355
- Fmc- Austintown13.83 miles away139 Javit Court Youngstown Ohio 44515CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (330) 799-1150