Twin Towers
5343 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45224 · (513) 853-2919 · 81.91% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Twin Towers is an average-sized non-profit facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. It looks like this nursing home is among the best nursing homes we found. A grade in this range requires excellent marks across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top quarter of all facilities in the nation. Headlining this facility's exemplary report card is its nursing grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 99 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Nursing scores are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This place offers extremely high levels of nursing care, averaging 4.4 hours per resident each day. This is more nursing care than nearly any other place offers. Finally, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. For example, in terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed better than the national average. This is usually an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided with better nursing care and having a policy of regularly turning residents to avoid bed sores.
Short-term Care Quality
To complement its impressive assessments in other areas, we awarded this facility a score of A for its short-term care score. Short-term care grades are generally used to gauge a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To provide good rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who returned to the community from this nursing home. It outperformed most facilities in the country in this area with 55.8 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. This facility received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last category we assessed, this nursing home was awarded a very strong grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this score, the facility finished off a very impressive profile. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of providing elite levels of nursing care, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 98.74214 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. The last statistic we looked at was its hospitalization rate. Here we found that this place had 1.74 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is middle of the road in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Twin Towers Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better