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Azalea Gardens Nursing Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Azalea Gardens Nursing Center's website

530 Hall St,
Wiggins MS 39577

(601) 928-5281

66.16% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Wiggins, Mississippi, Azalea Gardens Nursing Center is one of just two facilities in this city. This nursing home turns out to be a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. This nursing home has some things going for it. The best part of this place's report card is is its long-term care rating. We discuss long-term care 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 - Individual
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Colostomy Care

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Mississippi Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Wiggins, Mississippi Awards 2019

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Long-term Care Quality

This facility's long-term care grade is much more impressive than its overall score. Due to a strong performance in this area, it earned one of our higher grades in that category with a B. When facilities receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 95.78544 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

It should also be noted that this facility's inspection score was strong as well. We gave it a B for inspections, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

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Nurse Quality

We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B in this category, which is one of our better grades. The nursing rating assesses many datapoints, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Switching gears to our final area, this facility received a B- for short-term care, which we consider to be a respectable score. In our short-term care score, we seek to craft a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Azalea Gardens Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 12.43% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 5.65% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients which sustained a UTI. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this statistic could also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 34.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients which were given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 25.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay patients that were given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 0% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Some believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 96.38% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 21.8% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 17.83% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 17.83% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 7.65% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.