High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation: Nursing Home OverviewSkip to content

High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation

  • Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
Oct 18: B+Nov 18: B+Dec 18: B+Jan 19: BFeb 19: BMar 19: BApr 19: BMay 19: B+Jun 19: B+Jul 19: B+Aug 19: B+Sep 19: B+Jan 20: B-Mar 20: B-Apr 20: B-May 20: B-Jun 20: B-Jul 20: B-Aug 20: B-Sep 20: COct 20: CNov 20: CJan 21: CFeb 21: CMar 21: CApr 21: CMay 21: CJun 21: CJul 21: DAug 21: CSep 21: COct 21: B-Nov 21: B-Jan 22: B+Feb 22: B+Mar 22: B+Apr 22: B-May 22: B-Jun 22: B-Aug 22: CSep 22: COct 22: B-Nov 22: DJan 23: CFeb 23: CMar 23: CApr 23: CJun 23: CJul 23: CAug 23: CSep 23: COct 23: BNov 23: B
See Rating Overview
High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation's website

3450 New High Shoals Rd,
Bishop GA 30621

(706) 769-7738

66.59% estimated occupancy 1

High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Bishop, Georgia. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable score. You could certainly do much worse than this place. The best aspect of this facility's strong profile was its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section

Get pricing and details on Bishop senior living options.

Get Pricing

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
Less:
More:
July
July 1, 2022July 2, 2022July 3, 2022July 4, 2022July 5, 2022July 6, 2022July 7, 2022July 8, 2022July 9, 2022July 10, 2022July 11, 2022July 12, 2022July 13, 2022July 14, 2022July 15, 2022July 16, 2022July 17, 2022July 18, 2022July 19, 2022July 20, 2022July 21, 2022July 22, 2022July 23, 2022July 24, 2022July 25, 2022July 26, 2022July 27, 2022July 28, 2022July 29, 2022July 30, 2022July 31, 2022
August
August 1, 2022August 2, 2022August 3, 2022August 4, 2022August 5, 2022August 6, 2022August 7, 2022August 8, 2022August 9, 2022August 10, 2022August 11, 2022August 12, 2022August 13, 2022August 14, 2022August 15, 2022August 16, 2022August 17, 2022August 18, 2022August 19, 2022August 20, 2022August 21, 2022August 22, 2022August 23, 2022August 24, 2022August 25, 2022August 26, 2022August 27, 2022August 28, 2022August 29, 2022August 30, 2022August 31, 2022
September
September 1, 2022September 2, 2022September 3, 2022September 4, 2022September 5, 2022September 6, 2022September 7, 2022September 8, 2022September 9, 2022September 10, 2022September 11, 2022September 12, 2022September 13, 2022September 14, 2022September 15, 2022September 16, 2022September 17, 2022September 18, 2022September 19, 2022September 20, 2022September 21, 2022September 22, 2022September 23, 2022September 24, 2022September 25, 2022September 26, 2022September 27, 2022September 28, 2022September 29, 2022September 30, 2022
October
October 1, 2022October 2, 2022October 3, 2022October 4, 2022October 5, 2022October 6, 2022October 7, 2022October 8, 2022October 9, 2022October 10, 2022October 11, 2022October 12, 2022October 13, 2022October 14, 2022October 15, 2022October 16, 2022October 17, 2022October 18, 2022October 19, 2022October 20, 2022October 21, 2022October 22, 2022October 23, 2022October 24, 2022October 25, 2022October 26, 2022October 27, 2022October 28, 2022October 29, 2022October 30, 2022October 31, 2022
November
November 1, 2022November 2, 2022November 3, 2022November 4, 2022November 5, 2022November 6, 2022November 7, 2022November 8, 2022November 9, 2022November 10, 2022November 11, 2022November 12, 2022November 13, 2022November 14, 2022November 15, 2022November 16, 2022November 17, 2022November 18, 2022November 19, 2022November 20, 2022November 21, 2022November 22, 2022November 23, 2022November 24, 2022November 25, 2022November 26, 2022November 27, 2022November 28, 2022November 29, 2022November 30, 2022
December
December 1, 2022December 2, 2022December 3, 2022December 4, 2022December 5, 2022December 6, 2022December 7, 2022December 8, 2022December 9, 2022December 10, 2022December 11, 2022December 12, 2022December 13, 2022December 14, 2022December 15, 2022December 16, 2022December 17, 2022December 18, 2022December 19, 2022December 20, 2022December 21, 2022December 22, 2022December 23, 2022December 24, 2022December 25, 2022December 26, 2022December 27, 2022December 28, 2022December 29, 2022December 30, 2022December 31, 2022
January
January 1, 2023January 2, 2023January 3, 2023January 4, 2023January 5, 2023January 6, 2023January 7, 2023January 8, 2023January 9, 2023January 10, 2023January 11, 2023January 12, 2023January 13, 2023January 14, 2023January 15, 2023January 16, 2023January 17, 2023January 18, 2023January 19, 2023January 20, 2023January 21, 2023January 22, 2023January 23, 2023January 24, 2023January 25, 2023January 26, 2023January 27, 2023January 28, 2023January 29, 2023January 30, 2023January 31, 2023
February
February 1, 2023February 2, 2023February 3, 2023February 4, 2023February 5, 2023February 6, 2023February 7, 2023February 8, 2023February 9, 2023February 10, 2023February 11, 2023February 12, 2023February 13, 2023February 14, 2023February 15, 2023February 16, 2023February 17, 2023February 18, 2023February 19, 2023February 20, 2023February 21, 2023February 22, 2023February 23, 2023February 24, 2023February 25, 2023February 26, 2023February 27, 2023February 28, 2023
March
March 1, 2023March 2, 2023March 3, 2023March 4, 2023March 5, 2023March 6, 2023March 7, 2023March 8, 2023March 9, 2023March 10, 2023March 11, 2023March 12, 2023March 13, 2023March 14, 2023March 15, 2023March 16, 2023March 17, 2023March 18, 2023March 19, 2023March 20, 2023March 21, 2023March 22, 2023March 23, 2023March 24, 2023March 25, 2023March 26, 2023March 27, 2023March 28, 2023March 29, 2023March 30, 2023March 31, 2023
April
April 1, 2023April 2, 2023April 3, 2023April 4, 2023April 5, 2023April 6, 2023April 7, 2023April 8, 2023April 9, 2023April 10, 2023April 11, 2023April 12, 2023April 13, 2023April 14, 2023April 15, 2023April 16, 2023April 17, 2023April 18, 2023April 19, 2023April 20, 2023April 21, 2023April 22, 2023April 23, 2023April 24, 2023April 25, 2023April 26, 2023April 27, 2023April 28, 2023April 29, 2023April 30, 2023
May
May 1, 2023May 2, 2023May 3, 2023May 4, 2023May 5, 2023May 6, 2023May 7, 2023May 8, 2023May 9, 2023May 10, 2023May 11, 2023May 12, 2023May 13, 2023May 14, 2023May 15, 2023May 16, 2023May 17, 2023May 18, 2023May 19, 2023May 20, 2023May 21, 2023May 22, 2023May 23, 2023May 24, 2023May 25, 2023May 26, 2023May 27, 2023May 28, 2023May 29, 2023May 30, 2023May 31, 2023
June
June 1, 2023June 2, 2023June 3, 2023June 4, 2023June 5, 2023June 6, 2023June 7, 2023June 8, 2023June 9, 2023June 10, 2023June 11, 2023June 12, 2023June 13, 2023June 14, 2023June 15, 2023June 16, 2023June 17, 2023June 18, 2023June 19, 2023June 20, 2023June 21, 2023June 22, 2023June 23, 2023June 24, 2023June 25, 2023June 26, 2023June 27, 2023June 28, 2023June 29, 2023June 30, 2023

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite insignificant. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this nursing home also was awarded favorable short-term care grades this year. In fact, we gave it one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a grade of B+. In calculating these short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. We were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of residents that returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of C. This wasn't quite as good as some of its other scores, but a grade in this range is not the end of the world. We scrutinized the levels of nurses employed by the nursing home, as well as the number of hours the nurses spent with residents, in determining our score in this category. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. While this place got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed well in this area. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents even once per day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next category we graded was long-term care. We awarded it a C in this area. This is a perfectly acceptable grade in this area. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 9.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 5% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay patients which suffered falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 4.24% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to poor nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 24.32% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 13.95% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 9.96% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 99.18% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 15.74% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 13.5% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 13.5% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 26.84% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation, 56.08% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Mary's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.89 miles away1230 Baxter Street Athens Georgia 30606Voluntary non-profit - Private(706) 389-3930
  • Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.08 miles away1199 Prince Avenue Athens Georgia 30606Voluntary non-profit - Other(706) 475-7000
  • Piedmont Walton Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 15.52 miles away2151 W Spring Street Monroe Georgia 30655Proprietary(770) 267-8461
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center BarrowAcute Care Hospitals 17.43 miles away316 North Broad Street Winder Georgia 30680Proprietary(770) 848-8611
  • Morgan Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.48 miles away1740 Lions Club Road Madison Georgia 30650Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 342-1667

Nearby Dialysis

  • Athens West Dialysis4.41 miles away1747 Langford Drive Bldg 500 Watkinsville Georgia 30677CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 38 (706) 583-1785
  • Athens Renal Center, LLC10.15 miles away2047 Prince Avenue Suite A Athens Georgia 30606Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 549-2133
  • Classic City Dialysis10.18 miles away1686 Prince Ave Athens Georgia 30606Dialysis Stations: 20 (706) 850-7400
  • Athens Kidney Center10.33 miles away1440 North Chase Street Athens Georgia 30601Dialysis Stations: 18 (706) 227-2110
  • Athens East Dialysis10.77 miles away2026 S Milledge Ave, Street a2 Athens Georgia 30605Dialysis Stations: 19 (706) 549-3297
  • Fresenius Medical Care Clarke County11.23 miles away5105 Jefferson Rd Suite B Athens Georgia 30607CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (706) 549-6885
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Walton14.47 miles away299 Plaza Drive Monroe Georgia 30655Dialysis Stations: 11 (770) 266-7399
  • Parker Dialysis, LLC14.47 miles away225 Plaza Drive Monroe Georgia 30655Dialysis Stations: 12 (770) 207-0850

Helpful Articles

Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=115279