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The Oaks - Limestone

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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2560 Flintridge Road,
Gainesville GA 30501

(770) 536-3391

89.32% estimated occupancy 1

The Oaks - Limestone is a facility in Gainesville, Georgia, a city with a total of 120,577 people. This facility was given an A- overall, which is an elite grade. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top quarter of all facilities in the nation. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its 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 - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Georgia Awards 2020

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility has received near flawless inspections recently. We gave them an A+ in this category. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To complement its top-shelf assessments in other areas, we gave this nursing home a grade of A for its short-term care grade. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to an additional strength for this facility, we gave them one of our stronger grades in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 93.13725 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is a bit less than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we graded is nursing, in which this nursing home was given a grade of B-. This actually turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. This is nevertheless not a bad grade. Nursing scores are based largely on quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, our nursing scores also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Although this facility did not have as many nursing hours per resident as many other nursing homes we looked at, it was still better than average in the area of avoiding falls. This is usually a reliable indicator of how carefully a facility's nursing staff is tending to its patients. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses and safety protocols are in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Oaks - Limestone Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In The Oaks - Limestone, 18.7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In The Oaks - Limestone, 2.94% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In The Oaks - Limestone, 4.95% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better nursing care limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In The Oaks - Limestone, 16.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In The Oaks - Limestone, 8.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Oaks - Limestone, 0% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In The Oaks - Limestone, 95.54% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In The Oaks - Limestone, 18.64% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In The Oaks - Limestone, 23.66% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In The Oaks - Limestone, 23.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In The Oaks - Limestone, 12.86% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In The Oaks - Limestone, 71.2% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Gainesville, GA

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

Looking for more options? Gainesville, Georgia has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncAcute Care Hospitals 1.8 miles away743 Spring Street Gainesville Georgia 30501Government - Local(770) 535-3553
  • Habersham County Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 19.29 miles away541 Historic Highway 441-North Demorest Georgia 30535Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 754-2161

Nearby Dialysis

  • Gainesville Dialysis0.12 miles away2545 Flintridge Road Ste 130 Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 15 (770) 536-7194
  • Jesse Jewell Dialysis1.43 miles away1475 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Ne Suite 110 Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 13 (770) 538-7598
  • Fresenius Medical Care Hall County1.48 miles away1492 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Se Gainesville Georgia 30501CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (678) 989-0231
  • Northeast Georgia Home Training1.48 miles away1485 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Ne Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 1 (770) 297-0547
  • Fresenius Medical Care Gainesville1.64 miles away1856 Thompson Bridge Road Suite 101 Gainesville Georgia 30501CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (770) 534-6999
  • Fresenius Medical Care Lake Lanier2.37 miles away2565 Thompson Bridge Road Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 10 (678) 450-0364
  • Braselton Dialysis15.31 miles away1241 Friendship Rd Suite 130 Braselton Georgia 30517Dialysis Stations: 13 (770) 965-6056
  • Fresenius Kidney Care North Forsyth15.73 miles away3530 Rowe Lane Cumming Georgia 30041Dialysis Stations: 11 (770) 886-5750