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Willows Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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723 Summers Street,
Parkersburg WV 26101

(304) 428-5573

95.36% estimated occupancy 1

Willows Center is a senior living facility located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, a city with a population of 46,768 people. This facility received an overall grade of C, which is a solid grade. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Parkersburg, which is admittedly a little below average nationally. The best part of this nursing home's report card was its exemplary inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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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

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

The primary reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it received an elite inspection grade. In fact, its inspection score was far superior to its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A. Our inspection scores are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you 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 shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's more impressive category grades was in the category of long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 96.1039 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Another strength of this nursing home is its favorable grade in nursing. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with an impressive grade of D. When calculating our nursing grades, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This place performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final category we analyzed is short-term care, is this facility's weakest category. We gave this facility a D in that area. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. As you might expect, we discovered that this facility provides far less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than a typical facility. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics doomed this facility's short-term care grade.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Willows Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Willows Center, 8.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Willows Center, 2.27% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Willows Center, 3.57% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients who have sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Willows Center, 2.41% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Willows Center, 16.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Willows Center, 22.61% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Willows Center, 96.03% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Willows Center, 22.34% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Willows Center, 25.08% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Some believe that mobility is critical to residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Willows Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Willows Center, 25.08% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Willows Center, 16.53% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Willows Center, 70.14% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Scores for Parkersburg, WV

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Parkersburg, West Virginia has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

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Nearby Dialysis

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