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Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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105 Teakwood Drive Sw,
Huntsville AL 35801

(256) 881-5000

59.11% estimated occupancy 1

Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens is a large facility in Huntsville, Alabama. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A grade of this caliber requires some solid marks. We wanted to point out that Huntsville received a city grade of B+, so you may wish to consider other options in the city as well. One of the best aspects of this facility's report card is its remarkable nursing rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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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 Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but it really excelled in nursing care, with an impressive grade of A in this category. The nursing score features a variety of factors. The most important one is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Turning to another strength for this facility, we gave it a very strong short-term care grade. In fact, we gave this nursing home a score of A. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 6 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home was given its third best category grade in the area of long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a decent score. In the category of long-term care, we weigh the amount of care provided by a nursing home, rather than more sophisticated services. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. As it turns out, this nursing home vaccinated only 53.710247 percent of its patients, which is not a very encouraging sign. Fortunately, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

The final category we assessed is inspections. This nursing home did not receive favorable government inspections in recent years. In fact, we gave it an F in this category. This pulled down this facility's overall score significantly. When a place has this poor of an inspection rating, you should look for severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This nursing home was assessed 6 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they caused a risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility also received 7 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 8.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 0.71% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 0.36% of Patients had UTIs

This measures the percentage of long-term care residents that experienced urinary tract infections. While more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 13.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 7.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 5.29% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 67.6% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 34.47% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 30.44% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 30.44% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 10.72% of Patients

This metric 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: D

In Signature Healthcare of Whitesburg Gardens, 66.9% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Huntsville, AL

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

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Nearby Hospitals

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Nearby Dialysis

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