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Countryside Health Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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233 Carrollton Street,
Buchanan GA 30113

(770) 646-3861

85.48% estimated occupancy 1

Countryside Health Center is in Buchanan, Georgia, a city with a total of 6,218 people. With an overall score of D, this is a subpar facility. At the end of the day, we'd struggle to recommend this facility. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category grades. Inspection grades are discussed 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
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Although we were not high on this place overall, we awarded it a B+ for our inspections category. This score is much better than the facility's overall score. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's next most favorable area was its long-term care score, where it received a B-. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 96.35417 percent of its patients. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

We also wanted to point out that this nursing home received an F for its nursing grade. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. With a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, this facility's nurse staffing levels were well below average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This nursing home fared well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to our next category, this nursing home really didn't perform very well here either. With a rock bottom grade of F in short-term care, this is about as bad as it gets. Short-term care grades are generally used to assess a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to offer quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have better levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. With a grade this poor for this category, we weren't stunned to discover this nursing home was below average in two of the key staffing areas we looked at. The facility offered far fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most other nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.1 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Countryside Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Countryside Health Center, 8.25% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Countryside Health Center, 4.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Countryside Health Center, 6.21% of Patients had UTIs

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

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Countryside Health Center, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Countryside Health Center, 41.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Countryside Health Center, 0.56% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Countryside Health Center, 98.18% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Countryside Health Center, 15.15% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Countryside Health Center, 17.6% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Countryside Health Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Countryside Health Center, 17.6% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Countryside Health Center, 18.45% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Higgins General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 6.14 miles away200 Allen Memorial Drive Bremen Georgia 30110Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 812-2000
  • Polk Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.9 miles away2360 Rockmart Highway Cedartown Georgia 30125Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 748-2500
  • Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaAcute Care Hospitals 15.74 miles away601 Dallas Highway Villa Rica Georgia 30180Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 456-3101
  • Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonAcute Care Hospitals 16.95 miles away705 Dixie Street Carrollton Georgia 30117Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 836-9580

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Bremen6.6 miles away108 Redding Drive Bremen Georgia 30110Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 537-0222
  • North Carrollton Dialysis13.68 miles away195 Parkwood Cir Carrollton Georgia 30117Dialysis Stations: 12 (770) 832-8959
  • Fmcna Villa Rica15.95 miles away130 Prospector Dr Villa Rica Georgia 30180Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 459-7135
  • Fresenius Medical Care Carrol County16.92 miles away157 Clinic Avenue Suite 102 Carrollton Georgia 30117CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (770) 832-2202
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.17.53 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=115592