Shepherd of the Valley Poland is in Youngstown, Ohio. With an overall rating of A, this is without a doubt a superb nursing home. Even in a city with 15 nursing homes, this nursing home really stands out as a great selection. This facility was also given impressive ratings in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Shepherd of the Valley Poland
- 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 - Church related
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with a favorable overall grade, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for inspections. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to alert you to the fact that this facility performed well in our long-term care category. We awarded them a dominant score of A+ in this area. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. When computing our nursing ratings, we weigh both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning residents more often.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our fourth area, this nursing home was awarded a highly favorable short-term care score. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in this category, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. Our short-term care grades are likely more critical for those in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Shepherd of the Valley Poland Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients which had a fall leading to major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 21.39% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 88.91% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Shepherd of the Valley Poland, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Youngstown, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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