Willows at Willard The is one of a mere two nursing homes located in Willard, Ohio. This proved to be a well above average facility, with an overall grade of B+. Based on our assessment, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Willows at Willard The
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home also received an A+ inspection score. This score is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. Our inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing grade. Nursing grades are largely based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded an impressive short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this category. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This grade is frequently a useful measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded is long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an acceptable grade of C. This was this facility's worst category. Long-term care scores are essential for residents needing personal care. One of the statistics we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 92.708336 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Willows at Willard The Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Willows at Willard The, 2.81% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Willows at Willard The, 2.6% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Willows at Willard The, 0.56% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have suffered from a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Willows at Willard The, 6.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Willows at Willard The, 21.15% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Willows at Willard The, 6.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents showing signs of depression. Many would argue this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Willows at Willard The, 87.09% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Willows at Willard The, 4.73% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Willows at Willard The, 6.86% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Many argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Willows at Willard The, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Willows at Willard The, 6.86% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Willows at Willard The, 26.8% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Willows at Willard The, 76.18% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Health - Willard HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.02 miles away1100 Neal Zick Road Willard Ohio 44890Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 964-5000
- Ohiohealth Shelby HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 10.99 miles away199 West Main Street Shelby Ohio 44875Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 342-5015
- Fisher-Titus HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.32 miles away272 Benedict Avenue Norwalk Ohio 44857Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 668-8101
- Bellevue HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.28 miles away1400 West Main Street Bellevue Ohio 44811Voluntary non-profit - Other(419) 483-4040
- Avita OntarioAcute Care Hospitals 19.32 miles away715 Richland Mall Mansfield Ohio 44906Voluntary non-profit - Private(567) 307-7666
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Willard1.01 miles away209 Rae Court Willard Ohio 44890Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 935-0521
- Fmc - Norwalk14.24 miles away290 Benedict Avenue Norwalk Ohio 44857Dialysis Stations: 13 (419) 668-2121
- Davita - Mid Ohio Dialysis19.39 miles away2148 W 4th St Mansfield Ohio 44906Dialysis Stations: 13 (419) 747-4039
- Firelands Bellevue Dialysis Center19.57 miles away290 Progress Drive, Suite A Bellevue Ohio 44811Dialysis Stations: 16 (419) 483-2070