The Laurels of West Columbus

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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441 Norton Road,
Columbus OH 43228

(614) 812-1200

90.82% estimated occupancy ¹

The Laurels of West Columbus is a facility located in Columbus, Ohio which has a total of 783,285 people. Featuring an overall grade of B+, this is a strong nursing home. This nursing home turned out to be one of the better facilities in Columbus. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
No Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. We weren't able to track down deficiency data for this nursing home. Without the information regarding deficiencies for this nursing home, it ended up being a challenge to fully evaluate the place in this category.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Our nursing rating is mostly tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Short-term Care Quality

The next category we analyzed is short-term care. This nursing home was awarded an impressive short-term care grade, with a B in this area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we size up the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is frequently a solid assessment of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

The final category we graded proved to be this nursing home's poorest area. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a respectable grade of C in long-term care. Long-term care grades are typically used to assess a nursing home's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services provided by a skilled nursing facility. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

The Laurels of West Columbus Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which sustained a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 1.8% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 13.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 22.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 20% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 90.19% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 15.17% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 18.5% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 18.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 11.81 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 The Laurels of West Columbus, 74.54% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.