Azalea Gardens Nursing Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn

Historical Rating

530 Hall St,
Wiggins MS 39577

56.11% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Wiggins, Mississippi, Azalea Gardens Nursing Center is one of just two available nursing homes in the area. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent scores. This facility has a few things going for it. The best part of this facility's profile was is its nursing score. We discuss nursing in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Individual

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Nurse Quality

It should also be noted that this nursing home's nursing grade outpaced its overall grade. In fact, we awarded it a B+ for its nursing score. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home also received a favorable short-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded them a grade of B+ in this category, which happens to be one of our more favorable scores. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Lastly, we considered the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home earned a solid inspection report this year as well, with few dings from the applicable government inspectors. As a result, it earned one of our better grades in that category with a score of B-. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we assessed was long-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in that category. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the data points we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. Fortunately, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.23 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a significantly lower hospitalization rate than the average nursing home.

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, 10.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 3.22% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who had UTI's. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 20.29% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 22.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 2.28% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 93.89% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 19.45% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate erosion of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 23.12% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 1.72 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, 23.12 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.