Golden Age of Welsh is a facility located in Welsh, Louisiana, which has a total of 5,299 people. With an overall grade of B+, this nursing home ended up being one of the 50 best nursing homes in Louisiana. At the end of the day, this nursing home is a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Golden Age of Welsh
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After we finished assessing the volume of care provided by nurses, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.42363 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a life threatening illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed as well in this category. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This place was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. There are a host of datapoints within this area. Many of the factors are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a somewhat alarming figure as it is well below the national average. Finally, although this place got docked a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed remarkably well in this metric.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this nursing home was given a decent short-term care score. Even though this was not nearly as elite as several of its other grades, this is really not a bad grade. With our short-term care grade, we seek to forge a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this place. The final metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Golden Age of Welsh Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Golden Age of Welsh, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Golden Age of Welsh, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents that have sustained a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Golden Age of Welsh, 2.69% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients that have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Golden Age of Welsh, 16.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Golden Age of Welsh, 22.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Golden Age of Welsh, 1.51% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Golden Age of Welsh, 85.51% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Golden Age of Welsh, 19.03% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Golden Age of Welsh, 13.75% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Golden Age of Welsh, 2.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Golden Age of Welsh, 13.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Golden Age of Welsh, 13.45 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Golden Age of Welsh, 67.8% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Jennings American Legion HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.28 miles away1634 Elton Road Jennings Louisiana 70546Voluntary non-profit - Private(337) 616-7000
- Jennings Senior Care HospitalPsychiatric 9.36 miles away1 Hospital Drive, Suite 201 Jennings Louisiana 70546Proprietary(337) 824-1558
- Allen Parish HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.02 miles away108 6th Avenue Kinder Louisiana 70648Government - Hospital District or Authority(337) 738-2527
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci - Jennings9.26 miles away1322 Elton Rd Ste C Jennings Louisiana 70546Dialysis Stations: 15 (337) 616-8232
- Fmcna - Jennings9.4 miles away1906 Johnson St Jennings Louisiana 70546Dialysis Stations: 12 (337) 824-5353