Golden Age of Welsh
410 South Simmons Street, Welsh LA 70591 · (337) 734-2555 · 82.28% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Golden Age of Welsh is an average-sized facility located in Welsh, Louisiana. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a good rating. You can certainly do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 114 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that category, with an A+. This is a notably better grade than the place's overall score, which was decent but certainly not elite. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This nursing home was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the area of long-term care, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- in that area. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a deadly illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not take any chances. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 3.38 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. While this admittedly wasn't as favorable as most of its other scores in this area, this figure can be skewed for some nursing homes due to some of the medical complexity of patients.
Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of C. The nursing score is based on a handful of subcategories, however, the main one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is better than average. In calculating our nursing grades, we apply additional weight to hours performed by more highly skilled nurses such as registered nurses. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as good indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we graded is short-term care, which proved to be this facility's worst category. We gave this facility a grade of D in that category. Naturally, this score pulled down the nursing home's overall grade to some degree. Our short-term care grades are thought to be most important for people needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally requires additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. It looks like this facility was subpar in multiple staffing metrics we assessed. It supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most facilities. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This wasn't a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 33.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. At most facilities, about half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Golden Age of Welsh Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing 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 metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better