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Emanuel County Nursing Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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117 Kite Road,
Swainsboro GA 30401

(478) 289-1334

93.46% estimated occupancy 1

Emanuel County Nursing Home is located in Swainsboro, Georgia. Sporting an overall grade of A, this is without a doubt an elite nursing home. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities in the country. One of the major highlights of this facility's exemplary profile is its long-term care score. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Georgia badge

Top Nursing Home in Georgia Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Swainsboro, Georgia badge

Best Nursing Home in Swainsboro, Georgia Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Georgia badge

Top Nursing Home in Georgia Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Swainsboro, Georgia badge

Best Nursing Home in Swainsboro, Georgia Awards 2021

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home also earned an excellent long-term care score, with a grade of A. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 96.95122 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a dangerous illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to this nursing home's impressive resume, we gave this facility an A for inspections. Our inspection scores are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Places that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Nursing ratings are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home averages 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 frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to our final area, this nursing home was awarded an extremely favorable short-term care rating. In fact, we gave it a B+ in this area, rounding out one of our more favorable report cards. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Emanuel County Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 12.5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 3.66% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely the result of poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 6.37% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 42.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 31.4% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 1.31% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 94.82% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 14.29% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a patient's health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A+

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 0% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 45.46% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Emanuel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0 miles away117 Kite Road Swainsboro Georgia 30401Government - Hospital District or Authority(478) 289-1304

Nearby Dialysis

  • Swainsboro Dialysis Clinic, LLC0.81 miles away3 Medical Center Drive Swainsboro Georgia 30401Dialysis Stations: 11 (478) 237-8186