With an address in Gonzales, Louisiana, Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is one of just two nursing homes in the area. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some respectable marks. Based on our assessment, this place has some redeeming qualities. You also may want to review this nursing home's category grades below. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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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 Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We awarded this facility one of our better grades in the area of long-term care, where it received an A-. This is a much better grade than its overall score, which was decent but not elite. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 97.15762 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. We weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility's second least favorable category was short-term care, where it earned just a D in that category. This is a well below average score. Our short-term care ratings are likely most meaningful for individuals needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Given its grade in this category, we were not surprised to find that this nursing home was well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the figures we looked at. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics was damning for this nursing home's short-term care score.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the next area, this facility really did not fare very well. Due to a rock bottom grade of F in nursing, this was this nursing home's worst grade. The nursing score weighs several data points. The most important factor is the amount of time nurses spend with patients. 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, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This nursing home fared well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.69% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 22.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.51% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 85.51% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 19.03% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 13.75% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is important for patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 13.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 13.45 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 67.8% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- St James Behavioral Health Hospital, IncPsychiatric 2.57 miles away3136 South St Landry Road Gonzales Louisiana 70737Voluntary non-profit - Private(225) 647-7524
- Prevost Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 11 miles away301 Memorial Dr Donaldsonville Louisiana 70346Government - Hospital District or Authority(225) 474-2133
- Womans HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.52 miles away100 Woman's Way Baton Rouge Louisiana 70817Voluntary non-profit - Private(225) 927-1300
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeAcute Care Hospitals 14.91 miles away17000 Medical Center Dr Baton Rouge Louisiana 70816Voluntary non-profit - Private(225) 752-2470
- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.9 miles away5000 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge Louisiana 70808Voluntary non-profit - Church(225) 765-6565
- St James Parish HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.26 miles away1645 Lutcher Avenue Lutcher Louisiana 70071Government - Hospital District or Authority(225) 869-5512
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Magnolia Dialysis0.58 miles away1125 South Burnside Ave Gonzales Louisiana 70737Dialysis Stations: 17 (225) 644-4490
- Fmcna - Gonzales0.58 miles away2326 South Darla Ave Gonzales Louisiana 70737Dialysis Stations: 17 (225) 647-4814
- Davita - Prairieville5.67 miles away17123 Commerce Center Dr Prairieville Louisiana 70769Dialysis Stations: 17 (225) 673-1127
- Fmcna - Ascension5.67 miles away17392 Vallee Ct Prairieville Louisiana 70769Dialysis Stations: 17 (225) 622-0685
- Fmcna - Donaldsonville Dialysis9.92 miles away101 Plimsol Dr Donaldsonville Louisiana 70346Dialysis Stations: 16 (225) 473-1139
- Fmcna - Greater Baton Rouge Home Program15.22 miles away5399 Mancuso Lane Baton Rouge Louisiana 70809Dialysis Stations: 15 (225) 819-2036
- Fmcna - Mancuso15.35 miles away4848 Mancuso Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge Louisiana 70809Dialysis Stations: 21 (225) 766-6773
- Davita - East Baton Rouge15.64 miles away1333 Oneal Ln Baton Rouge Louisiana 70816Dialysis Stations: 16 (225) 226-1444