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The Merriman of Akron

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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209 Merriman Rd,
Akron OH 44303

(330) 762-9341

71.16% estimated occupancy 1

The Merriman of Akron is located in Akron, Ohio. This city is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in the country with has a population of 272,134 people. This facility was given an F, which is just about as bad as it gets in our grading scheme. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 17 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. Surprisingly, this nursing home actually received one decent category grade for inspections, which you can read more about below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: C

While this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a C for that category, which is one of our better scores. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were in categories G through L. This means that it dodged the more significant classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this facility's next most favorable category was short-term care. However, with a D in this category, it still performed relatively poorly. Our short-term care scores are critical for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Considering its grade in this category, we weren't surprised to find that this place is well below average in terms of the number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the data we looked at. Honestly, this was about what we expected to find. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its nursing grade, which was actually one of its better category grades. Our nursing rating weighs a handful of subcategories, however, the primary consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is not a very impressive figure. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This place performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these metrics to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to the final area, this nursing home did not fare very well in this category either. With an abysmal grade of F in long-term care, this is about as bad as it gets. Long-term care grades 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. One of the data points we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccines. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to only 71.666664 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Merriman of Akron Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In The Merriman of Akron, 10.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In The Merriman of Akron, 0.83% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In The Merriman of Akron, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In The Merriman of Akron, 7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In The Merriman of Akron, 19.82% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In The Merriman of Akron, 31% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In The Merriman of Akron, 79.86% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In The Merriman of Akron, 13.76% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In The Merriman of Akron, 6.88% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that mobility is critical to residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In The Merriman of Akron, 6.88% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In The Merriman of Akron, 76.05% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Scores for Akron, 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 C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Akron, Ohio has 16 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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  • Summa Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 2.42 miles away525 East Market Street Akron Ohio 44309Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 375-3000
  • Summa Western Reserve HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.86 miles away1900 23rd Street Cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223Voluntary non-profit - Other(330) 971-7000
  • Medina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.67 miles away1000 East Washington Street Medina Ohio 44256Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 725-1000
  • University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.17 miles away6847 N Chestnut Ravenna Ohio 44266Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 297-2300

Nearby Dialysis

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  • Fmc - Akron1.21 miles away345 Bishop Street Akron Ohio 44307Dialysis Stations: 30 (330) 376-4905
  • Childrens Hospital Medical Ctr - Akron1.57 miles awayOne Perkins Square - Dialysis Akron Ohio 44308Dialysis Stations: 4 (330) 543-8773
  • Davita Akron Renal Center2.33 miles away525 East Market Street Akron Ohio 44304CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 375-6848
  • Davita - White Ponds Dialysis2.56 miles away791 White Pond Drive Akron Ohio 44320CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (330) 835-9083
  • Fmc White Pond2.6 miles away690 White Pond Dr., Suite 101 Akron Ohio 44320Dialysis Stations: 16 (330) 835-9047
  • Dialysis Care Center Akron LLC2.74 miles away1505 South Hawkins Avenue Akron Ohio 44320Dialysis Stations: 11 (330) 612-0540
  • U S Renal Care - Cuyahoga Falls3.82 miles away421 Portage Trail, Suite B Cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44221Dialysis Stations: 13 (330) 928-7970