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Brown Nursing Home

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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2334 Washington Street,
Alexander City AL 35010

(256) 329-9061

95.58% estimated occupancy 1

Brown Nursing Home is one of a mere two facilities in Alexander City, Alabama. This facility is ranked among the most impressive facilities we found. A score in this range requires superb marks across the board. We rated this facility as one of the top 100 facilities in Alabama, which is a distinguished list. Headlining this facility's remarkable report card is its inspection score, which you can find 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 - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an A. In calculating our nursing ratings, we analyze both staffing levels and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

The next area we looked at was long-term care. Contributing to its elite resume, this nursing home also excelled in that area. In fact, it received a grade of of A in the category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final area we analyzed is short-term care. This facility was awarded an above average nursing rating this year, with a B. Although this was not as strong as a few of its other grades, this is nevertheless one of our better scores for this category. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most important for those in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Brown Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Brown Nursing Home, 2.5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Brown Nursing Home, 4.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Brown Nursing Home, 3.63% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Brown Nursing Home, 23.55% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Brown Nursing Home, 29.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Brown Nursing Home, 0% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Brown Nursing Home, 100% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Brown Nursing Home, 9.72% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Brown Nursing Home, 13.33% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Brown Nursing Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Brown Nursing Home, 13.33% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Brown Nursing Home, 81.77% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Russell Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.59 miles away3316 Highway 280 Alexander City Alabama 35010Voluntary non-profit - Private(256) 329-7100
  • Lake Martin Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.45 miles away201 Mariarden Road Dadeville Alabama 36853Proprietary(256) 825-7821

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Alexander City2.97 miles away3368 Hwy 280 Bypass Suite G-1 Alexander City Alabama 35010Dialysis Stations: 23 (256) 329-0638
  • Fmc Dadeville14.93 miles away52 Waterworks Rd Dadeville Alabama 36853Dialysis Stations: 15 (256) 825-2740