Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center is a large non-profit facility located in Saint Simons Island, Georgia. This proved to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. Based on our analysis, this place has quite a bit going for it. We were also pleased to find that this facility did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
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 - Church related
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well 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 risks to patient safety. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a score of A for our long-term care grade. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the senior population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our better grades in our short-term care category as well, with a grade of B. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the fourth area, this nursing home received a decent nursing score. Although this is not quite as elite as many of its other category grades, this is still a middle of the pack score. There are several factors within this area. Most of these subcategories reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Although this place didn't really impress in terms of the quantity of nursing care provided, it performed admirably in some of our quality-based metrics. In fact, it was above average in two of the subcategories we look at, with positive reviews for minimizing its patients' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 5.31% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term patients which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 1.6% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percent of long-term residents that have sustained falls which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 3.87% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term care residents who experienced UTI's. While more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 4.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 18.82% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 9.58% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 10.57% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients who remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 10.57% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 16.98% of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Magnolia Manor of St Simons Rehab & Nursing Center, 87.43% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusAcute Care Hospitals 5.95 miles away2415 Parkwood Drive Brunswick Georgia 31520Government - Hospital District or Authority(912) 466-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- South Brunswick Dialysis5.46 miles away2930 Springdale Road Brunswick Georgia 31520Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 267-1507
- Brunswick Dialysis6.77 miles away53 Scranton Connector Brunswick Georgia 31525CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (912) 264-8657
- Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis of Golden Isles8.03 miles away475 Gateway Center Blvd Brunswick Georgia 31525CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (912) 265-0533
- Darien Dialysis16.48 miles away5873 Hwy 17 North Darien Georgia 31305Dialysis Stations: 9 (912) 437-1211