Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home located in Austell, Georgia. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B+, which is very good rating. With no A rated facilities in the city, this proved to be the highest rated nursing home in Austell. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
2130 Anderson Mill Rd,
Austell GA 30106
70.17% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a quality nursing home is it received an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this category. Our inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It performed more favorably than most facilities in this area. Short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This facility was satisfactory in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered a reasonable level of care from both physical therapists and registered nurses. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes with 56.8 percent of its patients returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility received a strong long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that area with a grade of B. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 97.297295 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. This nursing home also keeps its residents out of the hospital. Although it had 3.63 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was better than the majority of nursing homes since it had some more complex patients.
Nurse Quality
The last category we graded was nursing, in which this facility was awarded a grade of B-. This was this facility's weakest category. This is still not a poor grade. The nursing grade analyzes many subcategories, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these metrics as reliable measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.2% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 18.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5.36% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 93.3% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 17.29% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 23.16% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who remained mobile levels. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.5 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 23.16 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 11.64 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center, 69.86% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Wellstar Kennestone HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.1 miles away677 Church Street Marietta Georgia 30060Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 793-5000
- Wellstar Paulding HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.21 miles away2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway Hiram Georgia 30141Voluntary non-profit - Other(470) 644-7000
- Wellstar Douglas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.25 miles away8954 Hospital Drive Douglasville Georgia 30134Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 949-1500
- Piedmont HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.02 miles away1968 Peachtree Rd Nw Atlanta Georgia 30309Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 605-5000
- Emory University Hospital MidtownAcute Care Hospitals 14.24 miles away550 Peachtree Street, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30308Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 686-4411
- Grady Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.85 miles away80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive Se Atlanta Georgia 30303Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 616-4252
- Wellstar Atlanta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.99 miles away303 Parkway Drive, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30312Proprietary(404) 265-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Colonial Springs Dialysis0.86 miles away2840 East West Connector Suite 350 Austell Georgia 30106CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (770) 222-2236
- Cobb Dialysis1.07 miles away3865 Medical Park Drive Austell Georgia 30106CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (770) 941-3898
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- Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.2.74 miles away3602 Marathon Circle Austell Georgia 30106Dialysis Stations: 17 (770) 222-0253
- Fmc Dialysis Services South Cobb2.74 miles away1886 Stallion Parkway Austell Georgia 30106CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (770) 944-3237
- Davita Macland Dialysis3.12 miles away4110 Austell Powder Springs Rd ste100 Powder Springs Georgia 30127Dialysis Stations: 17 (770) 439-8775
- Sweetwater Dialysis5.23 miles away7117 S Sweetwater Road Lithia Springs Georgia 30122CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (678) 945-3600
- Reliant Renal Care Georgia, LLC5.74 miles away1720 Powder Springs Rd Marietta Georgia 30064Dialysis Stations: 17 (678) 402-6048