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St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House

St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House's website

250 Glenn Avenue,
Washington Court House OH 43160

(740) 335-6391

77% estimated occupancy ¹

St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House is a small facility located in Washington Court House, Ohio. This facility was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable rating. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this facility. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

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

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry
Oncology Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Washington Court House, Ohio Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a 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

Among this nursing home's other accomplishments is its elite long-term care grade. It received one of our best scores in that category, with a score of A-. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are well cared for. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 92.89941 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be somewhat less than we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable figure. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

The third category we looked at is short-term care, where this nursing home received a B- in this category. In crafting our short-term care grades, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Nurse Quality

The final category we rated was nursing. For that category, we awarded this facility a C. Our nursing grade is mostly associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this statistic. This is often an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents more often.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents that sustained falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint could also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 20.26% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 90.12% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 14.88% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 16.29% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 12 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 St Catherines Manor of Washington Court House, 75.25% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Scores for Washington Court House, OH

Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

Fayette County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.28 miles away1430 Columbus Avenue Washington Court House Ohio 43160Government - Local(740) 335-1210
Greenfield Area Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.01 miles away550 Mirabeau Street Greenfield Ohio 45123Voluntary non-profit - Private(937) 981-9400