CareCore at Willowood’ is located in Brunswick, Ohio. This is a very respectable facility, with an overall grade of B. This actually turned out to be the highest rated nursing home in the city. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
CareCore at Willowood’
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Lymphedema Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it earned a very impressive inspection rating. In fact, inspections turned out to be its best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to resident safety or health. A few minor dings aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received an impressive long-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded it an above average score of B in this area. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 92.519684 percent of its patients. This is somewhat lower than we were hoping for but still a decent percentage. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at is short-term care. This nursing home received a very positive short-term care grade, with a B in this category. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be more meaningful for residents requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we graded is nursing. In this category, we gave this facility a grade of C. Our nursing rating includes several factors, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, although this nursing home got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in a few of our quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this metric.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
CareCore at Willowood’ Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In CareCore at Willowood’, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In CareCore at Willowood’, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In CareCore at Willowood’, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In CareCore at Willowood’, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In CareCore at Willowood’, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In CareCore at Willowood’, 20.26% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In CareCore at Willowood’, 90.12% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In CareCore at Willowood’, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In CareCore at Willowood’, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In CareCore at Willowood’, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In CareCore at Willowood’, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In CareCore at Willowood’, 12 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In CareCore at Willowood’, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
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