With an address in Warren, Ohio, Shepherd of the Valley Howland is one of only three available facilities there. It looks like this nursing home is among the most impressive facilities we assessed. This facility was given one of the highest ratings that we offer. Based on our ratings, this place is really as good as it gets. This facility also received consistently good ratings in all of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Shepherd of the Valley Howland
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Our nursing rating assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Ohio in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning patients even once per day.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this facility, we awarded them one of our higher scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our next area, this nursing home also performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for that category. This rounded out a first-rate profile. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a proven method to minimize unnecessary deaths for the aged 65 and up population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.
Shepherd of the Valley Howland Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents which sustained a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients that were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term care patients which were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 21.39% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 88.91% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 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.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Shepherd of the Valley Howland, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mh St Joseph Warren HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.77 miles away667 Eastland Ave Se Warren Ohio 44481Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 841-4016
- Trumbull Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.16 miles away1350 East Market Street Warren Ohio 44482Proprietary(330) 841-9820
- Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.58 miles away1044 Belmont Avenue Youngstown Ohio 44501Voluntary non-profit - Church(330) 480-3962
- Sharon Regional Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 13.42 miles away740 East State Street Sharon Pennsylvania 16146Proprietary(724) 983-3800
- Mh St Elizabeth Boardman HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.32 miles away8401 Market Street Youngstown Ohio 44512Voluntary non-profit - Church(330) 729-2929
Nearby Dialysis
- Warren Dialysis Center2.17 miles away8720 East Market Street, Ste 1a Warren Ohio 44484CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (330) 609-5502
- Fmc - Warren4.73 miles away2100 Millenium Blvd Cortland Ohio 44410CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (330) 372-4030
- Champion Dialysis Center4.92 miles away4554 Mahoning Ave Nw Warren Ohio 44483CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (330) 847-0189
- Fresenius Kidney Care-Warren6.3 miles away4941 Enterprise Blvd. Nw Warren Ohio 44481Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 898-0801
- Youngstown - Warren Home Dialysis8.83 miles away4531 Belmont Ave. Youngstown Ohio 44505Dialysis Stations: 3 (330) 759-3807
- Fmc - Youngstown11.31 miles away1340 Belmont Avenue Youngstown Ohio 44504CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (330) 746-2860
- Fmc- Austintown11.73 miles away139 Javit Court Youngstown Ohio 44515CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (330) 799-1150
- Fresenius Kidney Care Cornersburg14.27 miles away3265 Canfield Rd, Unit C Youngstown Ohio 44511Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 792-6341