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Comer Health and Rehabilitation

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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2430 Paoli Road,
Comer GA 30629

(706) 783-5116

59.31% estimated occupancy 1

Comer Health and Rehabilitation is in Comer, Georgia, a city with 4,531 people. This proved to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. This nursing home truly has plenty of good features. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to performing well overall, this facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. Therefore, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also awarded this facility a score of A for our long-term care grade. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.25094 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Turning to our next area, this nursing home also received a grade of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this category. In our short-term care category, we seek to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. It does not appear that this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

The final category we scored proved to be this nursing home's poorest area. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a respectable grade of C for nursing. We analyzed the levels of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the number of hours those nurses were with patients, in computing our grade in this category. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a relatively low total compared with most facilities. Finally, our nursing scores also factor in some quality-focused metrics. We especially look at the percent of residents who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these metrics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these issues.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Comer Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 12.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 6.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who sustained a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 7.72% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients that have experienced urinary tract infections. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 17.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients which were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 34.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care patients which are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 98.58% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 15.49% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 12.54% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 12.54% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Comer Health and Rehabilitation, 9.4% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Elbert Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.39 miles away4 Medical Drive Elberton Georgia 30635Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 213-2535

Nearby Dialysis

  • Elberton Dialysis Facility Inc11.04 miles away894 Elbert Street Elberton Georgia 30635Dialysis Stations: 18 (706) 283-9833
  • Us Renal Care,Inc14.66 miles away611 Cook Street Royston Georgia 30662CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (706) 245-0817
  • Athens East Dialysis19.46 miles away2026 S Milledge Ave, Street a2 Athens Georgia 30605Dialysis Stations: 19 (706) 549-3297
  • Lake Hartwell Kidney Center19.86 miles away98 Arthur Street Hartwell Georgia 30643Dialysis Stations: 13 (706) 376-9600

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=115289