George Regional Health & Rehab Center
859 Winter St, Lucedale MS 39452 · (601) 947-9101 · 68.47% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
George Regional Health & Rehab Center is a nursing home located in Lucedale, Mississippi, which has 26,964 people. We awarded this facility an A+ overall grade, ranking it in the top ten percent of all nursing homes in the nation. We simply can not say enough favorable things about this nursing home. This place also received consistently good ratings in all four of our categories. More information about these categories is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 59 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This place boasts a really impressive 5.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, of which a significant percentage was provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. This is one of the better totals of nursing hours we found. On top of offering high levels of nursing care, this nursing home also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With below 5 percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be prevented by providing better nursing care and a protocol of turning residents more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a grade of A+ for its short-term care grade. In the category of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. When we assessed this place's nursing hours, we found it offered significantly more care from registered nurses than most facilities. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. It outperformed the overwhelming majority of facilities in the nation with 62.1 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most nursing homes.
Facility Inspections
Moving on to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an impressive grade of A for that category. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the final category, this nursing home was given a very strong long-term care score. We gave it a grade of B+ in this category, rounding out one of our finer profiles. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of providing elite levels of nurse staffing, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. The last datapoint we looked at is the facility's hospitalization rate. Here we found that this facility had 2.82 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. While this wasn't as strong as some of its other scores in this category, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to the preexisting medical conditions of residents.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
George Regional Health & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better