Diversicare of Boaz is the only nursing home we found in Boaz, Alabama. It looks like this nursing home is one of the highest-graded nursing homes we assessed. Being awarded an A+ in our grading scheme requires superb performance across the board. Based on our ratings, this nursing home is just about as as good as it gets. As you will see below, this place performed equally well in our category grades. In fact, we gave it straight A's!
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Diversicare of Boaz
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a great facility overall, it also earned A+ health inspections recently. Its inspections were nearly flawless. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem 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 elite in the category of short-term care, where it received a score of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Moving on our third area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care score. This is a dominant score. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
In our final area, this nursing home also was given a very strong nursing score, with a grade of A-. This completed a very favorable report card. Nursing grades are primarily tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Alabama in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a resident more frequently.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Diversicare of Boaz Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Diversicare of Boaz, 4.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Diversicare of Boaz, 4.06% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that have sustained a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Diversicare of Boaz, 2.64% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Diversicare of Boaz, 19.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Diversicare of Boaz, 27.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Diversicare of Boaz, 0% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Diversicare of Boaz, 99.12% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Diversicare of Boaz, 7.31% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Diversicare of Boaz, 12.94% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Diversicare of Boaz, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Diversicare of Boaz, 12.94% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Diversicare of Boaz, 22.98% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Diversicare of Boaz, 90.64% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Riverview Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.3 miles away600 South Third Street Gadsden Alabama 35901Proprietary(256) 543-5200
- Gadsden Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.14 miles away1007 Goodyear Avenue Gadsden Alabama 35903Proprietary(256) 494-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Boaz Dialysis1.27 miles away16 Central Henderson Road Boaz Alabama 35957CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 840-5931
- Fresenius Medical Care Albertville, LLC4.22 miles away173 Business Park Dr Albertville Alabama 35951Dialysis Stations: 20 (256) 878-4480
- Fkc Arab12.1 miles away310 South Brindlee Mountain Parkway Arab Alabama 35016CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (256) 640-8283
- Fresenius Kidney Care Attalla, LLC15.76 miles away801 Gilbert Ferry Rd Se Attalla Alabama 35954Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 691-0766
- Gadsden Dialysis17.16 miles away409 South First Street Gadsden Alabama 35901Dialysis Stations: 24 (256) 547-2457
- Fresenius Medical Care Coosa River, LLC17.31 miles away708 S 4th St Gadsden Alabama 35901Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 439-5948
- Fresenius Kidney Care Gadsden Acq, LLC17.93 miles away800 Goodyear Avenue Gadsden Alabama 35903CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (256) 456-1242
- Rtc-Southeast, Lp18.18 miles away300 Medical Center Drive Suite 100 Gadsden Alabama 35903Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 492-4970