Canterbury Health Care Facility
1720 Knowles Road, Phenix City AL 36869 · (334) 291-0485 · 89.05% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Canterbury Health Care Facility is a large nursing home located in Phenix City, Alabama. This nursing home received an overall grade of B-, which is a good rating. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely far worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this place's profile was is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 137 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The main reason this nursing home received a decent overall grade is its impeccable government inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that category, with an A-. This is a much better score than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a strong grade in our long-term care category. We awarded this facility a better than average grade of B in that area. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for resident care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. With 1.95 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home was close to average in this area.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of B- in this category. Our nursing score considers a host of subcategories. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also considered some quality-based metrics. This facility fared well in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than the national average. This is usually a reliable indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented with better nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we rated was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is not a bad grade in this area. Our short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This proved to be more of a strength for this facility. In fact, we found that it outperformed the majority of facilities in this area with 52 percent of its residents returning home. This is a higher rate than most nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Canterbury Health Care Facility Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care residents who are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better