Magnolia Manor - Columbus is in Columbus, Georgia, a city with 173,903 people. It looks like this nursing home is among the better facilities we looked at. A grade in this range requires first-rate marks across the board. Not surprisingly, this proved to be one of the three best facilities in the city. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
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Magnolia Manor - Columbus
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless health inspections recently. We awarded them an A+ in this area. Our inspection scores weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing scores are mostly based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. 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 facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was given favorable long-term care scores in our assessment. In fact, we gave it one of our higher scores in that category, with a score of B+. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.184784 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous health condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we rated is short-term care, in which this facility was given a grade of B-. This is this facility's least impressive category. This is still nothing to be ashamed of. Short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that just 5 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Magnolia Manor - Columbus Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 4.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 1.63% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 0.56% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients which experienced a UTI. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 7.29% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 14.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 0.57% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 98.52% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 16.07% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 19.22% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that remained mobile levels. Many believe that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 19.22% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 9.49% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Magnolia Manor - Columbus, 67.51% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Columbus, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Columbus, Georgia has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- St Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.68 miles away2122 Manchester Expressway Fort Benning Georgia 31995Voluntary non-profit - Private(706) 596-4020
- Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownAcute Care Hospitals 1.59 miles away710 Center Street Columbus Georgia 31901Voluntary non-profit - Other(706) 571-1000
- Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.65 miles away4401 River Chase Drive Phenix City Alabama 36867Government - State(334) 732-3000
- Martin Ach (Ft Benning)Acute Care - Department of Defense 8.63 miles away7950 Martin Loop Fort Benning Georgia 31905Department of Defense(762) 408-2604
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci North Columbus0.5 miles away2424 B Warm Springs Road Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 38 (706) 322-1959
- Fmc Muscogee County0.73 miles away1851 Manchester Expressway Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 16 (706) 323-6162
- Columbus Home Dialysis0.84 miles away2821 Warm Springs Road Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 27 (706) 323-2415
- West Georgia Dialysis1.77 miles away1216 Stark Avenue Columbus Georgia 31906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (706) 320-0103
- Dci Boxwood Place1.86 miles away1711 Boxwood Place Columbus Georgia 31906CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (706) 565-8392
- Fmcna Dialysis Services of Chattahoochee Valley1.95 miles away2042 Wynnton Road Columbus Georgia 31906CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (706) 571-6201
- Community Dialysis Center of Columbus LLC2.06 miles away1120 13th Street Columbus Georgia 31901Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 507-0004
- Columbus Dialysis2.59 miles away6228 Bradley Park Drive Suite B Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 28 (706) 596-8222