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The Laurels of West Columbus

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
Jul 21: B+Aug 21: A-Sep 21: B+Oct 21: A-Nov 21: A-Jan 22: B+Feb 22: B+Mar 22: B+Apr 22: B+May 22: B+Jun 22: B+Aug 22: BSep 22: BOct 22: B+Nov 22: B+Jan 23: B+Feb 23: B+Mar 23: B+Apr 23: CJun 23: CJul 23: DAug 23: FSep 23: FOct 23: DNov 23: D
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441 Norton Road,
Columbus OH 43228

91.23% 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 D, this is a lower end facility. While this grade isn't too far off the city grade in Columbus which is a C, you still ought to be able to find a better option. The best thing we can really say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

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

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

While we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its relatively solid government inspections in recent years. We gave it a B+ in this area, which was much better than its overall grade. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. It is typically best to avoid nursing homes that have too many deficiencies. Unfortunately, we were not able to find deficiency counts for this nursing home. We would like to have more data for this nursing home. Without all of the deficiency data, it ended up being difficult to assess the place in this category.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received an impressive short-term care grade. As a matter of fact, we awarded them a B in that area, which happens to be one of our better. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be more important for residents requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. We were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. The nursing grade considers a number of subcategories. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This place performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these datapoints to be indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next area we rated is long-term care, turned out to be this nursing home's least impressive area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that area. If you are looking for anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is more than most nursing homes. Surprisingly, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Laurels of West Columbus Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 8.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 1.92% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who had a fall which caused major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 0.78% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 10.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 26.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 0.87% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 99.31% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 22.73% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 24.29% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 24.29% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 19.29% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In The Laurels of West Columbus, 65.91% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Columbus, OH

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

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=366481