Evergreen Nursing Home is a facility located in Evergreen, Alabama, a city with 8,314 people. This nursing home proved to be a grade A facility, which is a superb grade. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top ten percentile of all facilities in the nation. This nursing home also received phenomenal grades in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Evergreen Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day 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 Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of performing well overall, this facility received nearly flawless government inspections. Therefore, it earned one of our best grades in that area with an A+. Inspection ratings are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Nursing grades are mostly associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning our next category, we gave this facility a grade of A for our long-term care rating. This is a first-rate grade. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 97.34042 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last category we assessed, this nursing home was awarded an impressive grade grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this score, the nursing home wrapped up a very strong profile. In computing our short-term care scores, we scrutinize a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is often a fair assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Evergreen Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 8.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 2.19% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing limits the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 31.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 10.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 4.47% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 97.24% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 9.15% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 8.5% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 8.5% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 8.87% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Evergreen Nursing Home, 83.4% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Evergreen Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.66 miles away101 Crestview Avenue Evergreen Alabama 36401Proprietary(251) 578-2480
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci Evergreen1.69 miles away822 Wild Avenue Evergreen Alabama 36401Dialysis Stations: 10 (251) 578-9200
- Dci Georgiana19.07 miles away715 Meeting St Georgiana Alabama 36033Dialysis Stations: 10 (334) 376-0277