Dogwood Village of Orange County Health and Rehab
120 Dogwood Lane, Orange VA 22960 · (540) 672-2611 · 85.6% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
With an address in Orange, Virginia, Dogwood Village of Orange County Health and Rehab is the sole option we identified in this city. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our higher grades. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its long-term care rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 164 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall score, this facility excelled in long-term care. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 93.36016 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be slightly below what we were hoping for but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.39 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Our nursing grade is largely based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. With 4.1 hours of nursing care per patient daily, this facility surpassed the overwhelming majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this category. By way of illustration, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last category we rated, this facility was awarded a very favorable grade of A- in our short-term care category. With this score, the nursing home topped off a straight A profile. Short-term care grades are typically used to grade a facility's performance with rehabilitation. In order to offer highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer better levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who returned home from this nursing home. We found that it performed better than most nursing homes in the country in this area with 53.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dogwood Village of Orange County Health and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better