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Buchanan Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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144 Depot Street,
Buchanan GA 30113

(770) 646-5512

82.16% estimated occupancy 1

Buchanan Healthcare Center is one of a mere two available nursing homes located in Buchanan, Georgia. This is a good nursing home. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable grade. Based on our assessment, you can do much worse than this nursing home. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile is its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section

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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 Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to receiving a strong overall rating, this facility fared even better in the area of inspections which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an A+ for this category, which is one of our highest scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. This facility received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility performed well in our long-term care category. As a result, we gave it a score of A- for that area, which happens to be one of our most dominant scores. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.4186 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid negative health outcomes for the elderly population. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home was awarded its next most favorable category grade in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of C in this area, which is an acceptable grade. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. It does not look like this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

This nursing home's weakest area is nursing, which is the last area we analyzed. Unfortunately, we gave it an F in this area. Despite several excellent grades in other areas, this score is nevertheless a bit of a concern so we felt obligated to make a note of it. Nursing grades are largely based on a facility's nurse staffing. This place offered only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Unfortunately, this nursing home also didn't fare as well as we had hoped in some of the quality measures we looked at for this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Buchanan Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 13.83% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 6.4% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who sustained a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 0.68% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 18.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 36.69% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 4.46% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 96.52% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 24.67% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 21.21% of Residents

This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 21.21% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you 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 homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 16.83% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Buchanan Healthcare Center, 55.95% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Higgins General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 6.42 miles away200 Allen Memorial Drive Bremen Georgia 30110Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 812-2000
  • Polk Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.58 miles away2360 Rockmart Highway Cedartown Georgia 30125Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 748-2500
  • Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaAcute Care Hospitals 15.77 miles away601 Dallas Highway Villa Rica Georgia 30180Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 456-3101
  • Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonAcute Care Hospitals 17.22 miles away705 Dixie Street Carrollton Georgia 30117Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 836-9580

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Bremen6.83 miles away108 Redding Drive Bremen Georgia 30110Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 537-0222
  • North Carrollton Dialysis13.95 miles away195 Parkwood Cir Carrollton Georgia 30117Dialysis Stations: 12 (770) 832-8959
  • Fmcna Villa Rica15.99 miles away130 Prospector Dr Villa Rica Georgia 30180Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 459-7135
  • Fresenius Medical Care Carrol County17.2 miles away157 Clinic Avenue Suite 102 Carrollton Georgia 30117CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (770) 832-2202
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.17.22 miles away14 Cherokee Rd Suite A Cedartown Georgia 30125Dialysis Stations: 17 (770) 748-2567

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=115587