Vancrest of Van Wert is located in Van Wert, Ohio, a city with a population of 15,275 people. Sporting an overall grade of B, this nursing home is a very good option. At the end of the day, this nursing home looks like a good fit for quite a few people. You also may want to review this facility's category grades below. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Vancrest of Van Wert
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in long-term care, where it received an impressive grade of A. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 99.42857 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this facility 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.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a relatively low total compared with most nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest area was short-term care, which is the final category we assessed. For this category, we gave this facility a grade of just D. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. It looks like this nursing home was subpar in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most facilities. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 4.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Vancrest of Van Wert Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 4.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents 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
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 4% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 1.19% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 30.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 13.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 70.89% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many would argue this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 97.08% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 11.89% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 2.48% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 2.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 11.53% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Vancrest of Van Wert, 76.68% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Van Wert County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.18 miles away1250 S Washington Street Van Wert Ohio 45891Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 238-8627
- Ridgeview Behavioral HospitalPsychiatric 7.62 miles away17872 Lincoln Highway Middle Point Ohio 45863Proprietary(419) 968-2950
- Adams Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.4 miles away1100 Mercer Ave Decatur Indiana 46733Government - Local(260) 724-2145
- Paulding County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.29 miles away1035 West Wayne St. Paulding Ohio 45879Government - Local(419) 399-1103
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Van Wert Dialysis1.98 miles away140 Fox Rd Suite 405 Van Wert Ohio 45891Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 238-9333
- Fmc - Tri-Counties Dialysis Center16.57 miles away817 S 13th St Decatur Indiana 46733Dialysis Stations: 10 (260) 724-8303