Forest Hill Nursing Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Jackson, Mississippi. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires strong scores in most areas. Jackson features quite a few nursing homes, however, we doubt you will need to check out too many others. This one is a first-rate option. Finally, we wanted to point out that there was an ownership change at this facility in the last 12 months. We will need to make sure it maintains its high grades going forward.
Forest Hill Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Forest Hill Nursing Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a strong facility is that it received an impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections turned out to be its best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility an A. Our inspection scores are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility received strong marks in the category of long-term care as well. Indeed, we awarded it one of our highest grades in that area with a area of A. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 97.92746 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was short-term care, where this facility was awarded a B- in this category. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed is nursing. This facility was awarded an above average nursing rating this year, with a B-. While this is not nearly as strong as a few of its other category grades, this is still a respectable grade for this area. In computing a nursing home's nursing score, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents as well as the levels of training of the nurses. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a relatively low total compared with most other nursing homes. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Forest Hill Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 10.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 3.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. However, this statistic could be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 20.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 2.3% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 93.75% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 18.95% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 20.82% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 1.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 20.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Forest Hill Nursing Center, 13.63 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Scores for Jackson, MS
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Jackson, Mississippi has 9 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Merit Health CentralAcute Care Hospitals 2.3 miles away1850 Chadwick Dr Jackson Mississippi 39204Proprietary(601) 376-1000
- Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.24 miles away1225 N State St Jackson Mississippi 39202Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 968-1000
- University of Mississippi Med CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.06 miles away2500 N State St Jackson Mississippi 39216Government - State(601) 984-4100
- St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.74 miles away969 Lakeland Dr Jackson Mississippi 39216Voluntary non-profit - Church(601) 200-2000
- Merit Health River OaksAcute Care Hospitals 10.17 miles away1030 River Oaks Drive Flowood Mississippi 39232Proprietary(601) 932-1030
- Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of MsPsychiatric 10.73 miles away3531 East Lakeland Drive Flowood Mississippi 39232Proprietary(601) 936-2024
- Merit Health RankinAcute Care Hospitals 13.16 miles away350 Crossgates Blvd Brandon Mississippi 39042Proprietary(601) 825-2811
Nearby Dialysis
- Isd Renal Inc1.79 miles away1828 Raymond Road Jackson Mississippi 39204CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (601) 373-7897
- Fmc Southwest Jackson2.05 miles away1856 Hospital Drive Jackson Mississippi 39204CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (601) 371-2896
- Isd Renal Inc3.1 miles away1015 I-20 Frontage Rd Jackson Mississippi 39204CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (601) 373-9154
- Bio-Medical Applications of Mississippi, Inc.5.87 miles away656 North State Street Jackson Mississippi 39202Dialysis Stations: 10 (601) 944-0151
- Lakeland Home Program, LLC6.25 miles away105 Johnston Place Clinton Mississippi 39056Dialysis Stations: 14 (601) 925-9296
- Medical Mall Dialysis6.41 miles away350 W. Woodrow Wilson Md-224 Jackson Mississippi 39213Dialysis Stations: 48 (601) 815-6345
- Fresenius Medical Care Southwest Jackson Home6.42 miles away1421 N State Street Suite 501 Jackson Mississippi 39202Dialysis Stations: 2 (601) 292-1545
- Fmc Jackson7.81 miles away381 Medical Drive Jackson Mississippi 39216CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 38 (601) 981-9652