Emanuel County Nursing Home is located in Swainsboro, Georgia. Sporting an overall grade of B+, this looks like a strong nursing home. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the nation. The best part of this nursing home's impressive report card was its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
Emanuel County Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
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
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall grade, this facility also earned top notch government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our best grades in this area, with an A. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received an impressive short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this category. Our short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our next category, this facility also received a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last area we graded is nursing, where this facility was given a grade of B+. This wrapped up an elite report card. Not many facilities earned a B+ or better in every category. Our nursing grade analyzes several subcategories, many of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning residents more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Emanuel County Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percent of long-term residents that suffered a fall which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who have experienced urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 5.28% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 93.36% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Hospitalizations
In Emanuel County Nursing Home, 1.6 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.
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