The Laurels of Walden Park is in Columbus, Ohio. This city is among the largest metropolitan areas in the country with has a total of 783,285 people. This facility received a bottom of the barrel overall score based on the data we looked at. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in Columbus. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. Finally, we were surprised to learn that this nursing home received a decent grade in our nursing category. You can find additional information on this category below.
The Laurels of Walden Park
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Hemodialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of C for our nursing rating. In calculating a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the amount of time nurses commit to residents as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This place provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, although this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of our quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it did very well in this statistic.
Facility Inspections
We wanted to point out that this facility received an F for its inspection score. An F in this category is especiallY troublesome because it usually points to red flags on the facility's inspection reports. For places with bad inspection grades, you should scrutinize any severe deficiencies found on their inspection reports. This particular facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they posed a threat to patient safety or health. Lastly, we also want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received significant government fines amounting to over $100,000. This generally signifies that a facility'spoor track record spanned multiple years.
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the category of short-term care. In our short-term care grade, we attempt to forge a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. With a score this poor in this category, we were not stunned to find that this nursing home was well below average in many staffing areas we focus on. The facility provided substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other facilities. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 4.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at is long-term care. This nursing home was given an abysmal grade of F in this area. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. We were concerned by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated only 32.485874 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Laurels of Walden Park Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 7.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often the result of poor nursing care. More supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 1.34% of Patients had UTIs
This measures the percent of long-term patients that have suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 12.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 21.39% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 88.91% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 14.84% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 12.66% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 1.43 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 12.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 12.98 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Laurels of Walden Park, 75.85% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Columbus, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Columbus, Ohio has 16 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mount Carmel St Ann'sAcute Care Hospitals 2.65 miles away500 South Cleveland Avenue Westerville Ohio 43081Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 898-4000
- Riverside Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.58 miles away3535 Olentangy River Rd Columbus Ohio 43214Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 566-5000
- Ohio State University HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 6.47 miles away410 West 10th Avenue Columbus Ohio 43210Government - State(614) 293-9700
- Grant Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.46 miles away111 South Grant Avenue Columbus Ohio 43215Voluntary non-profit - Church(614) 566-9000
- Mount Carmel WestAcute Care Hospitals 8.98 miles away793 West State Street Columbus Ohio 43222Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 234-5000
- Nationwide Children's HospitalChildrens 9.01 miles away700 Children's Drive Columbus Ohio 43205Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 722-2000
- Twin Valley Behavioral HealthcarePsychiatric 9.84 miles away2200 West Broad Street Columbus Ohio 43223Government - Local(614) 752-0333
- Dublin Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.93 miles away7500 Hospital Avenue Dublin Ohio 43016Voluntary non-profit - Private(614) 544-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Kidney Center of Columbus North0.09 miles away5700 Karl Road Columbus Ohio 43229Dialysis Stations: 7 (614) 846-9722
- Fmc - Central Ohio1.44 miles away4661 Karl Road Columbus Ohio 43229CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (614) 840-0012
- Davita Minerva Park Dialysis1.96 miles away4401 Cleveland Avenue Columbus Ohio 43224Dialysis Stations: 17 (614) 478-9604
- Davita - Parkside Dialysis2.45 miles away241 W. Schrock Road Westerville Ohio 43081Dialysis Stations: 18 (614) 882-1734
- Davita - Columbus Dialysis3.55 miles away226 Graceland Blvd. - Suite 3-09a Columbus Ohio 43214CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (614) 985-1732
- Bio-Medical Applications of Ohio, Inc.3.75 miles away758 Communications Parkway Columbus Ohio 43217Dialysis Stations: 12 (614) 538-1060
- Fmc- Westerville Dialysis3.94 miles away477 Cooper Road Suite 140 Westerville Ohio 43081Dialysis Stations: 12 (614) 895-2705
- Fresenius Medical Care New Albany LLC6.52 miles away991 E. Johnstown Rd. Columbus Ohio 43230Dialysis Stations: 17 (614) 855-3677