Lorien Health Services, a family-owned and operated assisted living/nursing home company and industry innovator, is among the 16% of facilities nationwide that were recently recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2022-23 by U.S. News & World Report.
Five Lorien Health Services locations earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving the highest possible rating of “High Performing” for Short-Term Rehabilitation and/or Long-Term Care, including Bel Air, Bulle Rock, Columbia, Mays Chapel, and Mt. Airy.
As nursing homes and facilities across the country continue to rebound from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. News Best Nursing Homes ratings offer individuals and families a starting point in their search for a nursing home, whether they are in need of short-term rehabilitation, long-term care or are interested in knowing the quality of a home’s overall care.
U.S. News gives the designation of Best Nursing Home only to those homes that satisfy U.S. News’s assessment of the appropriate use of key services and consistent performance in quality measures.
“Since Lorien’s founding over 45 years ago, we’ve been guided by our founders’ pride of ownership and their principal value that ‘we are family taking care of families, friends, and neighbors,’” said Lou Grimmel, CEO for Lorien Health Services. “Being recognized by this prestigious ranking is a testament to Lorien’s team taking this approach to heart while tackling unprecedented challenges throughout this pandemic. Our team also embodies a “CareForward” perspective that can be seen every day through their dedication to our residents and communities.”
Now in its 13th year, the U.S. News Best Nursing Homes ratings and profiles offer comprehensive information about quality of care, COVID-19 vaccination requirements for residents and staff, flu and pneumonia vaccination rates, and infection control violations listed on the resident safety summary. Individuals can easily conduct customized research for a highly rated nursing home by location, size and Medicare and Medicaid coverage.
This year’s methodology includes an emphasis on nursing homes meeting certain standards of patient safety, which could limit a home’s ability to achieve a ‘High-Performing’ rating. These standards include a minimum threshold for the staff COVID-19 vaccination rate, overuse of antipsychotic drugs and frequent visits to the emergency department, among other criteria.
Nursing homes that have below a 75% COVID-19 staff vaccination rate are not considered a leading facility.
A significant percentage of Short-Term Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care programs that would otherwise have qualified as ‘High-Performing’ were downgraded for failing to meet that vaccination rate.
The ratings include data on staffing, success in preventing ER visits and pneumonia vaccination rates, among other metrics. Among the 15,178 nursing homes evaluated by U.S. News, 1,658 were High Performing in short-term rehabilitation, 1,103 were High Performing in long-term care and 335 were High Performing in both.
The Short-Term Care Rating incorporates measures of quality including consistency of registered nurse staffing, use of antipsychotic drugs and success in preventing falls.
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About Lorien Health Services
Lorien Health Services is a family-owned and operated assisted living and nursing home company. An industry innovator, Lorien operates nine facilities offering only private and semi-private rooms in Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard counties. It also offers two additional services, Lorien at Home and Lorien Kidney Care, as an extension of the local community. Lorien believes in knowing its neighbors and designing facilities and services to support them. The company employs more than 1,300 Marylanders and strives to be the employer of choice while helping to sustain Maryland communities.
Lorien was voted “Best Elder Care” company in The Baltimore Sun, as well as “Best Retirement Community,” “Best Assisted Living Facility” and “Best Health System” in The Daily Record. Lorien was also named a “Health Care Hero” by The Daily Record for its advancements in nursing care and received the top recognition nationally in McKnight’s“Excellence in Technology Awards” for its emphasis on quality care. For more information please visit: https://www.lorienhealth.com.
