Daniel Drake Center earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” with three out of three stars, the highest possible rating, for short-term rehabilitation care. This recognition was designed specifically to help consumers identify facilities that provide superior skilled nursing or rehabilitation care.
“At Daniel Drake Center, we are committed to superior clinical care with the best outcomes and experience for our patients,” said Lafe Bauer, vice president for post-acute care services and chief administrative officer, Daniel Drake Center. “This U.S. News & World Report recognition is a testament to our dedicated clinicians and staff, who work every day to provide outstanding care to our patients.”
The U.S. News Best Nursing Homes ratings provide comprehensive information about care, safety, health inspections, staffing and more for nearly all of the 15,000-plus healthcare rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes in the U.S. The ratings reflect U.S. News’ exclusive analysis of publicly available data using a methodology that evaluates factors that most greatly impact patient care, safety and outcomes.
“The U.S. News Best Nursing Home ratings hone in on measurements like emergency room visits, quality of staff and proper distribution of medical and physical therapy to help families make an informed decision,” said Kim Castro, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News. “These ratings help individuals and their families begin their search for care and should be used in consultation with a medical professional and in-depth onsite visits.”
U.S. News also expanded the factors included in the short-term rehabilitation rating that assesses the performance of healthcare facilities in the care they provide to patients staying at the facility for fewer than 100 days. The quality measures included in this year’s ratings include consistency of registered nurse and physical therapist staffing, patient experience, patents’ ability to return home, lower ER visits, success in preventing falls and lower use of antipsychotic drugs.
As a member of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care has served the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region for more than 165 years. It is the region’s premier provider of post-acute and transitional care services, offering a complete range of inpatient and outpatient services including medically complex care, skilled nursing, assisted living, wellness services and research. Daniel Drake Center helps patients recover from catastrophic injury and illness including multi-system organ failure, complex wound care, traumatic brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury. It offers a comprehensive care continuum and a variety of services to help patients throughout their recovery.
Patients at Daniel Drake Center have access to many hospital-based services including 24/7 onsite physician coverage, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging, wound care and specialty physician consultation services. The availability of these onsite services allows for quick response to the complex and evolving care needs for our patients.