Glenwood Center is one of just a couple nursing homes in Florence, Alabama. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our better ratings. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which you can find in the next section.
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Glenwood Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out the fact that this facility has received near flawless inspections recently. We gave them an A+ in this category. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its first-rate profile, this facility also received a superb short-term care score, with a grade of A. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to forge a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess the nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded a favorable long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher grades in that area with a grade of B+. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the final area, this nursing home received a decent nursing rating. While this isn't quite as impressive as several of its other grades, this is truly not a major area of concern. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home actually fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Glenwood Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Glenwood Center, 14.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Glenwood Center, 6.49% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Glenwood Center, 3.31% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents which have suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Glenwood Center, 25.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Glenwood Center, 27.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Glenwood Center, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may indicate worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Glenwood Center, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Glenwood Center, 14.33% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Glenwood Center, 14.43% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Glenwood Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Glenwood Center, 14.43% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Glenwood Center, 8.53% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Glenwood Center, 79.12% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- North Alabama Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.41 miles away1701 Veterans Drive Florence Alabama 35630Proprietary(256) 768-8400
- Shoals HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.63 miles away201 West Avalon Avenue Muscle Shoals Alabama 35661Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 386-1601
- Helen Keller Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.03 miles away1300 South Montgomery Avenue Sheffield Alabama 35660Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 386-4556
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Renaissance1.61 miles away1840 Darby Drive Florence Alabama 35630Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 764-2313
- Florence Dialysis3.2 miles away422 East Dr. Hicks Blvd Florence Alabama 35630CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (256) 764-5050
- Muscle Shoals Dialysis6.62 miles away712 State Street Muscle Shoals Alabama 35661Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 386-7028
- Sheffield Dialysis7.21 miles away1120 S Jackson Hwy Ste 107 Sheffield Alabama 35660CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 381-8004