Fair Haven turns out to be one of a multitude of nursing home options to choose from in Birmingham, Alabama. We gave this nursing home a B- overall, which is a solid score. This is comparable with the city grade in Birmingham, which is a B. This place seems to have some things working in its favor. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its exemplary inspection grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Fair Haven
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall grade is its excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better grades in that area, with an A. This is a much better score than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient safety or health. A few relatively minor deficiencies aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's higher category scores was in the category of long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 96.084335 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. Nursing grades are based in large part on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. While this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed remarkably well in this statistic. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a patient at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we rated is short-term care. This nursing home was awarded a C in the area. In computing our short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This category is frequently a fair measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 5.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fair Haven Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fair Haven, 9.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fair Haven, 3.5% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fair Haven, 3.25% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fair Haven, 19.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fair Haven, 23.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fair Haven, 1.35% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fair Haven, 91.96% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fair Haven, 13.45% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fair Haven, 18.12% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Fair Haven, 1.46 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fair Haven, 18.12 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fair Haven, 11.48 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fair Haven, 72.53% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Birmingham, AL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
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- University of Alabama HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.5 miles away619 South 19th Street Birmingham Alabama 35233Government - State(205) 934-4011
- Uab Callahan Eye Hospital AuthorityAcute Care Hospitals 4.59 miles away1720 University Blvd, Suite 500 Birmingham Alabama 35233Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 325-8100
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- Grandview Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.14 miles away3690 Grandview Parkway Birmingham Alabama 35243Proprietary(205) 971-1000
- St Vincent's EastAcute Care Hospitals 6.16 miles away50 Medical Park East Drive Birmingham Alabama 35235Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 838-3122
- Princeton Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.1 miles away701 Princeton Avenue Southwest Birmingham Alabama 35211Voluntary non-profit - Church(205) 783-3800
Nearby Dialysis
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- Dva Renal Healthcare Inc4.3 miles away300-B 22nd Street South Birmingham Alabama 35233Dialysis Stations: 10 (205) 250-6757
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- Birmingham Central Dialysis4.3 miles away728 Richard Arrington Blvd S Birmingham Alabama 35233CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (205) 250-6760