Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation is a senior living facility located in Hartwell, Georgia, which has a total of 16,382 people. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable score. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this facility fared even better in our inspections category which is based on the facility's recent inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A+ for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent 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
This nursing home really excelled in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of A-. Not many facilities performed more favorably in this category. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 99.18367 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facilities next best area was short-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this category. In our short-term care score, we seek to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is below average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we scored was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is a decent grade in this category. There are a variety of criteria within this grade. Many of these factors reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This place averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is well below average. Lastly, we look at quality-based metrics, such as the percentage of patients who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 8.87% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 0.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 5.44% of Patients had UTIs
This gauges the percent of long-term patients that experienced UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 33.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 21.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term care residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 99.59% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 16.96% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 13.16% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 13.16% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 7.55% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation, 96.67% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- St Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 12.5 miles away367 Clear Creek Parkway Lavonia Georgia 30553Voluntary non-profit - Private(706) 356-7800
- Elbert Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.5 miles away4 Medical Drive Elberton Georgia 30635Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 213-2535
Nearby Dialysis
- Lake Hartwell Kidney Center0.18 miles away98 Arthur Street Hartwell Georgia 30643Dialysis Stations: 13 (706) 376-9600
- Lake Hartwell Dialysis0.66 miles away1065 E. Franklin Street Hartwell Georgia 30643Dialysis Stations: 8 (706) 376-3285
- Us Renal Care,Inc11.26 miles away611 Cook Street Royston Georgia 30662CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (706) 245-0817
- Elberton Dialysis Facility Inc16.87 miles away894 Elbert Street Elberton Georgia 30635Dialysis Stations: 18 (706) 283-9833