Coosa Valley Nursing Facility is an average-sized facility in Sylacauga, Alabama. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the country. We flat out can not say enough favorable things about this nursing home. Scroll down to find this facility's category grades, which are also strong. It's hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
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Coosa Valley Nursing Facility
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
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Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical area. Inspection ratings are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was dominant in the category of short-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Very few facilities fared better in this area. With our short-term care assessment, we try to create a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning our next category, we gave this facility a score of A- for its long-term care score. This is a dominant grade. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.29578 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the final category, this nursing home was awarded an extremely favorable nursing score. We gave it a grade of B+ in that area, wrapping up one of our finer profiles. There are many criteria included in this category. Most of the data points relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored a few quality-based metrics into our nursing grades. This place was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Coosa Valley Nursing Facility Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 12.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 4.58% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 7.39% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 21.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 21.13% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 3.32% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 99.65% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 5.73% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 11.15% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is critical to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 11.15% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 3.66% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Coosa Valley Nursing Facility, 78.3% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Coosa Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.06 miles away315 W Hickory St Sylacauga Alabama 35150Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 249-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Sylacauga0.14 miles away314 West Spring Street Sylacauga Alabama 35150Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 249-9660
- Sylacauga Dialysis2.2 miles away331 James Payton Blvd Sylacauga Alabama 35150Dialysis Stations: 18 (256) 249-4994