Four County Health and Rehabilitation is the only facility we were able to find in Richland, Georgia. Featuring an overall rating of B, this appears to be a fine facility. As far as we can see, this facility looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Four County Health and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a quality facility overall, this facility especially excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A+. Not many nursing homes fared better in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite insignificant. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second most favorable area turned out to be its short-term care grade, where it was given a grade of B-. In calculating these short-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. It does not look like this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well below average.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. While this wasn't quite as good as some of its other category grades, this isn't a bad score either. The nursing score weighs a number of factors. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, our nursing ratings also consider quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its residents.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was long-term care. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Our long-term care scores are essential for residents in need of non-healthcare services such as personal care. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.53488 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable percentage. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Four County Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 0.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 18.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 12.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 99.35% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 22.83% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 26.55% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 26.55% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 9.26% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.