Best Nursing Homes In Ohio: U.S. News Releases 2020 List

OHIO — As health care facilities continue to face an ongoing battle against the coronavirus, nearly 100 nursing homes in Ohio were recognized this week for providing outstanding care in the months leading up to the pandemic, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

Released on Tuesday, the 2020-21 Best Nursing Homes list rates more than 15,000 nursing facilities providing care to 1.3 million people in the United States.

The purpose of the annual Best Nursing Homes list, according to U.S. News, is to help Americans better understand their options when choosing a nursing facility for themselves or a family member.

This year’s list rated 953 homes in Ohio. Nearly 100 were considered high-performing in some areas.

To compile rankings, U.S. News analyzed public data available through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Researchers looked at statistics on care, health inspections and staffing amid COVID-19 outbreaks, flu and pneumonia vaccination rates, infection control violations and more.

Data used in this year’s rankings represented periods between 2017 and 2019. Rate of complaints was the only measure that used data from the first three months of 2020.

More on the methodology used to compile this year’s list of best nursing homes can be found here.

Each facility was then rated on quality of long- and short-term care. Ratings range from high-performing to below average. Facilities were also assigned an overall rating on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest.

Out of more than 13,400 nursing homes rated for long-term care, 1,139 were designated as high-performing. More than 14,100 facilities received a short-term rating, of which 2,362 homes earned a high-performing rating.

According to the rankings, 77 Ohio nursing homes were rated as high-performing for short stays; while 39 nursing homes were rated as high-performing for long stays. Only 11 facilities were rated as high-performing in both categories, those homes are:

Joshua Tree Care Center, North Olmsted

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Menorah Park Center for Senior, Beachwood

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Ohio Living Mount Pleasant, Monroe

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

SEM Haven Health Care Center, Milford

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

St. Margaret Hall, Cincinnati

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cleveland

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Courtyard at Seasons, Cincinnati

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Marjorie P. Lee Retirement Community, Cincinnati

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Hennis Care Centre of Bolivar, Bolivar

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Twin Lakes, Cincinnati

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

Heartland of Dublin, Dublin

• Short-stay rating: High performing
• Long-stay rating: High performing
• Overall rating: 5

This year, California has the highest number of the top-ranked nursing homes on the list. In all, 215 nursing homes in California received a high-performing rating in short-term rehabilitation, and 135 facilities were designated high-performing in long-term care.

Florida, Illinois and New Jersey follow California for the highest number of top-ranked nursing homes.

Nursing homes in Ohio are now allowing limited visitation between residents and families, though visits are confined to common areas and not a patient's room. COVID-19 cases have spread through nursing home facilities and the Ohio Department of Health tracks those cases online.

To assist Americans in gauging their best options for long- and short-term care, U.S. News this year also added a patient safety summary on each facility’s profile, which includes self-reported COVID-19 cases, safety measures taken and other related guidance concerning the pandemic.

In addition to this year’s rankings, U.S. News also published companion research focused on nursing home patient safety during COVID-19 and what to expect as nursing homes resume in-person visits.

View this year’s full list of Best Nursing Homes here.