Worthington Christian Village turns out to be one of 36 nursing homes in Columbus, Ohio. This city has quite a few more options to choose from compared to most areas in the nation. Featuring an overall grade of A, this nursing home is among the top nursing homes we assessed. Not surprisingly, this is actually one of the three best nursing homes in Columbus. Keep reading to see this facility's category scores, which are also impressive. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
Worthington Christian Village
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
Adding to an already impressive profile, this facility also received virtually flawless health inspections in recent years. As a result, we awarded it an A+ inspection grade. Inspection grades are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few 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 tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our higher scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. In our short-term care rating, we try to create a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last area, we gave this nursing home a grade of A+ for its long-term care grade. This topped off a very strong profile. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.68421 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Worthington Christian Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Worthington Christian Village, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Worthington Christian Village, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients that suffered falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Worthington Christian Village, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that sustained UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Worthington Christian Village, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Worthington Christian Village, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term care patients that are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Worthington Christian Village, 20.26% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Worthington Christian Village, 90.12% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Worthington Christian Village, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Worthington Christian Village, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Worthington Christian Village, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Worthington Christian Village, 12 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Worthington Christian Village, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Columbus, OH
- 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 B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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