Whester Terrace is in Mansfield, Ohio, a city with a population of 92,985 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires solid scores in most areas. In fact, we found this nursing home to be better than most of the nursing homes in Mansfield, which has a city grade of B-. Fortunately, this nursing home didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Whester Terrace
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received a strong overall grade as described above, but we especially want to note its excellent short-term care grade. We awarded them an A in this category. Our short-term care ratings are presumably most meaningful for folks needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Among this facility's other strengths is its elite nursing grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our nursing score is primarily tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Ohio in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning residents at least once a day.
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Facility Inspections
Another strong feature for this nursing home is that it excelled in the area of inspections, with a B in that category. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our last category, this nursing home was awarded a decent long-term care score of C. Our long-term care ratings are meaningful for patients in need of personal care. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Whester Terrace Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Whester Terrace, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Whester Terrace, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Whester Terrace, 1.8% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Whester Terrace, 13.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Whester Terrace, 22.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Whester Terrace, 20% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Whester Terrace, 90.19% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Whester Terrace, 15.17% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Whester Terrace, 18.5% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Whester Terrace, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Whester Terrace, 18.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Whester Terrace, 74.54% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Mansfield, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Mansfield, Ohio has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Ohiohealth Mansfield HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.48 miles away335 Glessner Avenue Mansfield Ohio 44903Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 526-8000
- Avita OntarioAcute Care Hospitals 4.9 miles away715 Richland Mall Mansfield Ohio 44906Voluntary non-profit - Private(567) 307-7666
- Ohiohealth Shelby HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.05 miles away199 West Main Street Shelby Ohio 44875Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 342-5015
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Mansfield Kidney Center2.01 miles away647 Bally Row Mansfield Ohio 44906CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (419) 775-1730
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- Davita - Mid Ohio Dialysis4.73 miles away2148 W 4th St Mansfield Ohio 44906Dialysis Stations: 13 (419) 747-4039
- Fmc - Ashland County11.73 miles away1100 Redwood Drive Ashland Ohio 44805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 281-7800
- Davita - Galion Dialysis15.3 miles away856 Harding Way West Galion Ohio 44833Dialysis Stations: 17 (419) 462-0897