St Mary of the Woods
35755 Detroit Road, Avon OH 44011 · (440) 937-6869 · 92.6% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
St Mary of the Woods is located in Avon, Ohio, a city with a total of 21,193 people. Featuring an overall grade of A-, this facility is one of the higher-rated nursing homes we assessed. In fact, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it ahead of most of the facilities in Avon, which boasts a decent selection of nursing homes. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great nursing home overall, it also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were nearly flawless. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through 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 safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given an A+ for its short-term care grade. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to formulate a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. This nursing home excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it offered more care from registered nurses and physical therapists than a typical facility. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. On top of excelling in the area of physical therapy hours, we found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in the country with 69.6 percent of its residents returning home. Most nursing homes are below 50 percent in this metric.
Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. When determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we weigh the number of hours nurses commit to patients and the skill levels of the nurses. This facility provided 5.2 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This was one of the more impressive totals we found. In addition, a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. By way of illustration, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls resulting in major injury, this nursing home performed as well as any nursing home the nation. Preventing serious falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses and better safety protocols are employed.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded was this nursing home's poorest area. Nevertheless, even its worst category would be a highlight for many nursing homes. We gave it a favorable grade of B for our long-term care category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of offering elite levels of nursing care, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This figure is also significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. This combination proved to be successful as this nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Mary of the Woods Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better