Valley Oaks Care Center is a nursing home located in East Liverpool, Ohio. The city has a total of 23,438 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some decent scores. This nursing home seems to have a few things working in its favor. The best part of this facility's report card is is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Valley Oaks Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its relatively modest overall grade, we gave this facility a grade of A- for our inspections rating. This score is far more impressive than its overall rating. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, we also would like to note that this nursing home was awarded favorable long-term care marks this year. We awarded them one of our more favorable grades in that category, with a B. This proved to be the facility's second best grade. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. This is a proven method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the elderly population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of C. Our nursing score assesses quite a few components, most of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this nursing home got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed remarkably well in this metric. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving residents at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest category was short-term care, which is the final area we scored. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this category. Even with several solid scores in other categories, this score is still concerning so we felt obligated to draw your attention to it. Our short-term care grades are important for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Based on its grade in this category, we were not stunned to learn that this facility was well below average in terms of the quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the measures we looked at. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.4 percent of its residents returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Valley Oaks Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 20.26% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 90.12% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 12 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Valley Oaks Care Center, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- East Liverpool City HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.25 miles away425 West 5th Street East Liverpool Ohio 43920Voluntary non-profit - Private(330) 385-7200
- Heritage Valley BeaverAcute Care Hospitals 13.8 miles away1000 Dutch Ridge Road Beaver Pennsylvania 15009Voluntary non-profit - Private(412) 728-7000
- Weirton Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.42 miles away601 Colliers Way Weirton West Virginia 26062Government - Local(304) 797-6000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci - East Liverpool1.14 miles away325 West 6th Street East Liverpool Ohio 43920CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (330) 382-0835
- Liberty Dialysis - Friendship Ridge13.52 miles away246 Friendship Circle Beaver Pennsylvania 15009Dialysis Stations: 6 (724) 728-4320
- Liberty Dialysis - Chippewa14.03 miles away100 Pappan Business Drive Beaver Falls Pennsylvania 15010CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (724) 846-5030
- Dci of Beaver Falls / Chippewa14.14 miles away2562 Constitution Boulevard Beaver Falls Pennsylvania 15010Dialysis Stations: 16 (724) 891-5044
- Weirton Dialysis Center15.56 miles away100 Colliers Way Suite 1 Weirton West Virginia 26062Dialysis Stations: 17 (304) 748-7384
- Davita - Paris Dialysis15.84 miles away32 Steubenville Pike Burgettstown Pennsylvania 15021Dialysis Stations: 17 (724) 729-3350
- Liberty Dialysis - Hopewell15.93 miles away400 Corporation Drive Aliquippa Pennsylvania 15001Dialysis Stations: 22 (724) 378-6304
- Liberty Dialysis - Baden17.54 miles away1682 State Street Baden Pennsylvania 15005CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (724) 869-2830