Four County Health and Rehabilitation is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Richland, Georgia. Featuring an overall rating of B-, this looks like a decent facility. As far as we can see, this facility should be a solid choice for quite a few people. We were also pleased to find that this place received consistently decent grades in all of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Four County Health and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B-minus
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Quick Details
- 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
Grade: A-plus
To pair with its decent overall grade, we gave this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. This is far better than its overall grade. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
This nursing home's second most favorable area ended up being short-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. Short-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we considered in this category is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: C
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Nursing grades are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is far below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: C
The final area we assessed is long-term care. This facility received a C in this category. Our long-term care grade is commonly used to measure a nursing home's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 97.285065 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is better than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 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
Grade: C
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 10.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 3.46% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A+
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 3.2% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 18.35% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents which are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 20.07% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 4.8% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 94.56% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: D
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 16.73% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 17.19% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: D
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 17.19 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: D
In Four County Health and Rehabilitation, 68.99% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
