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Decatur Health & Rehab Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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2326 Morgan Avenue Southwest,
Decatur AL 35603

(256) 340-5765

50.33% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Decatur Health & Rehab Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Decatur Health & Rehab Center is in Decatur, Alabama, a city with 64,979 people. We gave this nursing home an B+ overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all facilities in the country. As far as we can see, this facility is a solid choice for most people. The best aspect of this facility's impressive report card is its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To pair with a strong overall grade, we gave this nursing home an A+ for our inspection category. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also gave this nursing home a grade of A for our short-term care score. In the area of short-term care, we strive to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. We weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. When computing our nursing scores, we assess both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we looked at is long-term care, where this facility received a B-. Even though this wound up being its worst category grade, this is still not a terrible score. With our long-term care rating, we focus on the volume of services provided by a nursing home, along with a handful of qualitative measures. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is a very solid datapoint. This place keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Decatur Health & Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 17.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 1.08% of Patients had Serious Falls

This gauges the percentage of long-term patients who had a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 2.84% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 7.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 14.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 0% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 100% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 16.17% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 16.83% of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 16.83% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 6.86% of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Decatur Health & Rehab Center, 72.87% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Decatur Morgan Hospital-Decatur CampusAcute Care Hospitals 2.56 miles away1201 7th Street Se Decatur Alabama 35601Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 341-2000
  • Athens Limestone HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.31 miles away700 West Market Street Athens Alabama 35611Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 233-9292
  • Lawrence Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.01 miles away202 Hospital Street Moulton Alabama 35650Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 974-2200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Services of Decatur, LLC0.62 miles away2705 Highway 31 South Decatur Alabama 35603Dialysis Stations: 21 (256) 350-8882
  • Bio Medical Applications of Alabama Inc0.83 miles away2834 Spring Avenue Sw Decatur Alabama 35603Dialysis Stations: 20 (256) 885-1740
  • Dci Decatur1.82 miles away1601 6th Avenue South East Decatur Alabama 35601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (256) 350-8882
  • Home Dialysis of North Alabama2.48 miles away1216 Somerville Road, Se Decatur Alabama 35601Dialysis Stations: 1 (256) 340-0012
  • Dva Healthcare Renal Care Inc15.48 miles away15953 Athens Limestone Drive Athens Alabama 35613CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 233-4730
  • Renal Treatment Centers Southeast Lp15.56 miles away16236 Lucas Ferry Road Athens Alabama 35611Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 233-3965
  • Dci Moulton16.51 miles away1962 Main Street Moulton Alabama 35650Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 974-1400
  • Fresenius Medical Care West Madison, LLC17.07 miles away29569 Huntsville Browns Ferry Rd Madison Alabama 35756CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (256) 233-5757

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=015206