Union City Care Center
907 East Central Street, Union City OH 45390 · (937) 968-5284 · 83.02% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Union City Care Center is a small nursing home located in Union City, Ohio. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A score in this range requires some respectable marks. Based on our assessment, there are definitely much worse nursing homes out there. This nursing home did not fare well in every category we looked at, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 43 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall score, we awarded this facility a grade of A for our inspections rating. This grade is far better than the facility's overall score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's more favorable category scores was in the area of long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B. It actually outpaced most facilities in this area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a deadly condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this facility's third highest category is short-term care. As it turns out, with a D in this area, it still performed somewhat poorly. Short-term care ratings are vital for patients seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. As you might expect, we found that this nursing home offers far less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than a typical facility. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who 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 well off the national average.
Nurse Quality
The next area we rated is nursing, proved to be this facility's weakest area. We gave this facility a grade of D in that category. There are numerous subcategories included in this area. Many of these subcategories reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is slightly below the national average. This facility also had terrible scores in some of the quality-based measures to pair with its low nursing hour totals. We looked at the percent of residents experiencing pressure ulcers and we were disappointed. This facility was at approximately 150 percent of the national average in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Union City Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit 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 datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents which sustained falls leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who had a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to differing reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better