Fulton Center for Rehabilitation is an average-sized nursing home located in Atlanta, Georgia. We awarded this nursing home a respectable overall grade of B-. As As it turns out, it is one of the ten highest graded nursing homes in the city. Even in a city with 22 other nursing homes, this facility looks like a fine option. One of the best aspects of this facility's report card is its remarkable inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
Fulton Center for Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility an B+. We weighed the qualifications of nurses employed by the facility, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in determining our rating in this category. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given its next highest category score in the category of short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a B- in this category, which is a decent score. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. It does not look like this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed is long-term care, ended up being this facility's weakest area. We gave this nursing home a D in that category. This was one of the couple of dings of an otherwise strong profile. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. Once we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated only 87.246376 percent of its residents for pneumonia. To our surprise, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fulton Center for Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients which have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 5.28% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 93.36% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 16.65% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 20.73% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 1.6 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 11.5 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fulton Center for Rehabilitation, 69.89% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Atlanta, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Dialysis
- South Fulton Dialysis0.5 miles away2685 Metropolitan Parkway Sw Suite F Atlanta Georgia 30315CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (404) 761-2630
- Trinity Dialysis Clinic0.98 miles away1354 Cleveland Avenue Atlanta Georgia 30344Dialysis Stations: 20 (404) 763-0405
- Hapeville Dialysis Center1.18 miles away800 Virginia Ave Ste 100 Atlanta Georgia 30354Dialysis Stations: 18 (404) 762-9333
- East Point Dialysis1.54 miles away2669 Church Street Atlanta Georgia 30344CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (404) 765-1780
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. - Camp Creek3.73 miles away3492 Washington Road Atlanta Georgia 30344Dialysis Stations: 20 (678) 701-2713
- Emory Dialysis LLC4.38 miles away2841 Greenbriar Pkwy Sw Suite x126 Atlanta Georgia 30331CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (404) 778-1001
- South Fulton Dialysis Center4.54 miles away3268 Greenbriar Pkwy, Sw Atlanta Georgia 30331Dialysis Stations: 19 (404) 997-6700
- Total Renal Care Inc4.59 miles away540 Central Avenue Atlanta Georgia 30312Dialysis Stations: 19 (404) 581-9314