Vancrest of Convoy is a small nursing home located in Convoy, Ohio. Sporting an overall score of B+, this facility should work for most prospective patients. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home also received strong ratings in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Fill out a form online or talk to an expert to get the best senior living options for you.
Vancrest of Convoy
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Feb 1, 2019 by Nick Lata
Grade: B-plus
See Rating Overview Note: Data for Vancrest of Convoy has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
Get pricing and details on Convoy senior living options.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Fill out a form online or talk to an expert to get the best senior living options for you.
Facility Inspections
Grade: A
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, it does not appear that we have information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
We also gave this facility a grade of A- for our long-term care score. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.93617 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Does this page answer your questions about Vancrest of Convoy?
Nurse Quality
Grade: B
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with quantity of nursing care available. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Ohio in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving a patient more often.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B
The final category we assessed is short-term care. We awarded this nursing home one of our higher grades in this category, with a B. This nursing home proved to be strong across the board. In determining our short-term care ratings, we look at a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is more often than not a useful assessment of the facility's rehabilitation services. It does not look like this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we considered the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Vancrest of Convoy Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A+
In Vancrest of Convoy, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Vancrest of Convoy, 6.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This measures the percent of long-term patients that suffered falls leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-plus
In Vancrest of Convoy, 1.06% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Vancrest of Convoy, 8.51% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who were given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Vancrest of Convoy, 6.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In Vancrest of Convoy, 16.67% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Vancrest of Convoy, 99.03% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Vancrest of Convoy, 13.98% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In Vancrest of Convoy, 14.22% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Vancrest of Convoy, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Vancrest of Convoy, 14.22% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: F
In Vancrest of Convoy, 58.86% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Van Wert County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.8 miles away1250 S Washington Street Van Wert Ohio 45891Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 238-8627
- Ridgeview Behavioral HospitalPsychiatric 11.92 miles away17872 Lincoln Highway Middle Point Ohio 45863Proprietary(419) 968-2950
- Adams Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.02 miles away1100 Mercer Ave Decatur Indiana 46733Government - Local(260) 724-2145
- Paulding County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.01 miles away1035 West Wayne St. Paulding Ohio 45879Government - Local(419) 399-1103
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Van Wert Dialysis7.6 miles away140 Fox Rd Suite 405 Van Wert Ohio 45891Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 238-9333
- Fmc - Tri-Counties Dialysis Center13.95 miles away817 S 13th St Decatur Indiana 46733Dialysis Stations: 10 (260) 724-8303
- Fmc - Canal Dialysis18.5 miles away1308 Minnich Road New Haven Indiana 46774Dialysis Stations: 12 (260) 749-1004
