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The Laurels of Athens

Nursing Home
Assisted Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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70 Columbus Circle,
Athens OH 45701

(740) 592-1000

92.52% estimated occupancy ¹

The Laurels of Athens is an average-sized nursing home in Athens, Ohio. This is a decent facility, with an overall grade of B-. Based on our analysis, this facility ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has 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
Dialysis Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Palliative Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Bariatric Care
Optometry
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Aquatic Therapy

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Facility Inspections

The main reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection score. In fact, its inspection grade was far superior to its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Another one of this nursing home's more impressive category scores was in the area of short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B+. It actually outpaced most facilities in this area. In computing our short-term care grades, we size up a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is frequently a reliable measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

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Nurse Quality

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. When computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we weigh the amount of time nurses are caring for residents and the level of licensure of the nurses. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is significantly below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. It performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we looked at was long-term care, ended up being this facility's weakest area. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in that area. This really is one of just a few weak links on an otherwise impressive report card. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. We were optimistic to learn that this facility vaccinated 99.375 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

The Laurels of Athens Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In The Laurels of Athens, 14.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In The Laurels of Athens, 7.81% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In The Laurels of Athens, 3.51% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which sustained UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In The Laurels of Athens, 7.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In The Laurels of Athens, 23.16% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In The Laurels of Athens, 1.05% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In The Laurels of Athens, 98.89% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In The Laurels of Athens, 19.37% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of erosion of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In The Laurels of Athens, 13.03% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In The Laurels of Athens, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In The Laurels of Athens, 13.03% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In The Laurels of Athens, 11.31% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In The Laurels of Athens, 86.12% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation.