Laurel Park at Henry Med Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Stockbridge, Georgia. Featuring an overall score of B, this nursing home is a fine option. Based on the data we reviewed, you can do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which you can find in the next section.
Laurel Park at Henry Med Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded strong grades in the area of short-term care as well. In fact, it received one of our highest scores in that area with a score of A. Short-term care ratings are critical for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. The nursing score considers many datapoints. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we rated was long-term care, which was this nursing home's weakest category. We gave it a lowly F for this category, which is obviously somewhat concerning. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care likely don't provide the type of consistent 24/7 care that some other facilities provide. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit alarmed this nursing home gave the vaccine to a relatively low 88.42105 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Laurel Park at Henry Med Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are often the result of 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 Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 5.28% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 93.36% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 16.65% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 20.73% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 11.5 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Laurel Park at Henry Med Center, 69.89% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Piedmont Henry HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.3 miles away1133 Eagle's Landing Parkway Stockbridge Georgia 30281Government - Hospital District or Authority(678) 604-1000
- Southern Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.32 miles away11 Upper Riverdale Road, Sw Riverdale Georgia 30274Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 991-8160
- Emory Hillandale HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.16 miles away2801 Dekalb Medical Parkway Lithonia Georgia 30058Government - Hospital District or Authority(404) 501-8040
- Piedmont Fayette HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.99 miles away1255 Highway 54 West Fayetteville Georgia 30214Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 719-7000
- Grady Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.61 miles away80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive Se Atlanta Georgia 30303Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 616-4252
- Wellstar Atlanta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.07 miles away303 Parkway Drive, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30312Proprietary(404) 265-4000
- Wellstar Spalding Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.08 miles away601 South 8th Street Griffin Georgia 30223Proprietary(770) 228-2721
- Emory Decatur HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.46 miles away2701 N Decatur Road Decatur Georgia 30033Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 501-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai Care Centers of Stockbridge0.23 miles away500 Eagles Landing Pkwy Stockbridge Georgia 30281Dialysis Stations: 21 (770) 474-6068
- Davita Eagles Landing Dialysis0.45 miles away270 Village Center Pkwy Stockbridge Georgia 30281Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 389-8255
- Fresenius Medical Care Henry County2.18 miles away1365 Rock Quarry Road, St 100 Stockbridge Georgia 30281CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (770) 474-5234
- Spivey Peritoneal and Home Dialysis Center3.59 miles away7444 Hannover Parkway Suite 150 Stockbridge Georgia 30281Dialysis Stations: 2 (770) 507-0988
- Stockbridge Dialysis Clinic,LLC3.78 miles away3580 Cameron Parkway Stockbridge Georgia 30281Dialysis Stations: 20 (678) 565-6228
- Ncp Mcdonough4.69 miles away50 Kelly Road Mcdonough Georgia 30253Dialysis Stations: 13 (678) 786-7540
- South Henry Dialysis Center6.42 miles away1095 Henry Parkway Connector Mcdonough Georgia 30252Dialysis Stations: 16 (678) 688-3507
- Mcdonough Dialysis Facility6.47 miles away114 Dunn Street Mcdonough Georgia 30253CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (770) 898-4999