https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/ is in Saint Marys, Ohio, a city with 12,661 people. This is a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. This facility seems to have some things working in its favor. The best part of this place's report card was its stellar inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
1140 Knoxville Road,
Saint Marys OH 45885
88% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received a strong long-term care score. In fact, it received one of our highest grades in this area with a score of A-. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.67 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
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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. We weighed the levels of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses were with patients, in determining our score in this area. This place provides only 2.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a somewhat uninspiring figure which is well below average. Finally, although this facility did not rank highly in terms of its nursing hours, it fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the percentage of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than average.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's weakest area was short-term care, which is the last category we looked at. In this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of just D. Our short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We found that this place was subpar in several staffing metrics we assessed. In fact, it offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This wasn't a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 32.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/ Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 7.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who have had falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 1.75% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients which have experienced a UTI. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 12.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 22.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 19.84% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are showing signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 90.11% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 15.05% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 18.59% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 18.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 11.79 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In https://www.vancrest.com/our-communities/vancrest-of-st-marys/, 74.53% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Grand Lake Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 0.13 miles away200 Saint Clair Street Saint Marys Ohio 45885Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 394-3335
- Mercy Health-St Rita's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.09 miles away730 West Market Street Lima Ohio 45801Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 227-3361
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Kidney Care Celina9.58 miles away801 PRO Drive, Ste B Celina Ohio 45822Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 586-0851
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lima19.28 miles away750 W High Street, Suite 100 Lima Ohio 45801CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (419) 223-3391