Vista Center of Boardman
830 Boardman Canfield Rd, Youngstown OH 44512 · (330) 259-9393 · 83.5% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Vista Center of Boardman is in Youngstown, Ohio, a city with 163,222 people. With an overall grade of B+. After looking at the other options in Youngstown, this appears to be a better selection than many of them. In spite of Youngstown having 21 nursing homes available, this nursing home managed to stand out as a great selection. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this critical area. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This place received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home truly excelled in the category of long-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed more favorably in this category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 96.850395 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our next area, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this category. In determining our short-term care grades, we size up the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is more often than not a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. This nursing home excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility supplied more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the majority of facilities in the nation in this area with 53.1 percent of its residents able to return home. This is a better rate than most nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
The next category we scored was nursing. This nursing home was given a strong nursing rating this year, with a B-. Although this isn't nearly as impressive as many of its other scores, this is nevertheless an acceptable score for this category. When calculating our nursing scores, we analyze both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 2.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics. While this nursing home got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this metric. This can be an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving residents more frequently.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Vista Center of Boardman Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who had a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better