Gordon Health and Rehabilitation
1280 Mauldin Road Ne, Calhoun GA 30703 · (706) 625-0044 · 95.04% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Gordon Health and Rehabilitation is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Calhoun, Georgia. With an overall rating of B, this facility is a fine option. Based on our analysis, you could do much worse than this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's impressive report card was its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 117 Beds
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Non profit - Other
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, this place really excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Not many facilities fared better in this area. Our inspection ratings are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's quality category scores came in the category of long-term care. We gave them one of our more positive scores in that area, with a grade of B+. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 93.95466 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next highest area turned out to be short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. In our short-term care score, we attempt to craft a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that it performed well in this metric with 61.2 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed is nursing, ended up being this nursing home's weakest area. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in this area. This was one of just a couple of dings in an otherwise strong profile. In determining our nursing grades, we weigh both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. While this facility's nursing hours are below average, it actually surprised us in some of the qualitative statistics in this category. In particular, we were pleased to see that its residents are experiencing fewer pressure ulcers than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gordon Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces 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 metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better