North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center is a small facility located in Decatur, Georgia. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the highest-graded nursing homes we assessed. A grade in this range requires first-rate marks across the board. We really can't say enough great things about this place. Scroll down to see this facility's category scores, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
We also wanted to point out that this facility has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A+ in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
Contributing to its high-end resume, this facility also received an excellent short-term care grade, with a grade of A. In our short-term care score, we seek to forge a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
We also wanted to note the fact that this nursing home was given a high-end score of A- in our long-term care category. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.2659 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B-plus
Turning to our next category, this nursing home also performed admirably in our nursing category. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for that category. This completed a very impressive profile. There are many factors included in this category. Many of these factors are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility provided 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-minus
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: D
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who sustained urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-minus
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5.28% of Patients
This is the percent of residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: C
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 93.36% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 16.65% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 20.73% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that maintained mobility. Many argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 11.5 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B
In North Decatur Health and Rehabilitation Center, 69.89% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Decatur, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Decatur, Georgia has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Emory Decatur HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.24 miles away2701 N Decatur Road Decatur Georgia 30033Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 501-1000
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at EglestonChildrens 2.43 miles away1405 Clifton Road, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30322Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 785-6101
- Emory University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.43 miles away1364 Clifton Road, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30322Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 686-8500
- Wellstar Atlanta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.89 miles away303 Parkway Drive, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30312Proprietary(404) 265-4000
- Emory University Hospital MidtownAcute Care Hospitals 6.37 miles away550 Peachtree Street, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30308Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 686-4411
- Piedmont HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.65 miles away1968 Peachtree Rd Nw Atlanta Georgia 30309Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 605-5000
- Grady Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.67 miles away80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive Se Atlanta Georgia 30303Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 616-4252
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAcute Care Hospitals 8.92 miles away5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta Georgia 30342Voluntary non-profit - Private(678) 843-5720
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc of Dekalb Gwinnett Inc0.22 miles away497 Winn Way Suite 160 Decatur Georgia 30030Dialysis Stations: 20 (404) 294-7070
- Dci Dekalb0.67 miles away558 Medlock Road Decatur Georgia 30030Dialysis Stations: 12 (404) 371-0499
- Emory Dialysis LLC1.39 miles away2165 North Decatur Road Suite 100 Decatur Georgia 30033Dialysis Stations: 22 (404) 251-2330
- Fmcna Dialysis Services of Decatur1.65 miles away2721 Irwin Way Decatur Georgia 30030Dialysis Stations: 21 (404) 298-5450
- Southern Lane Dialysis2.02 miles away1840 Southern Lane Decatur Georgia 30033Dialysis Stations: 16 (404) 325-8884
- Dsi Dekalb Dialysis2.29 miles away4570b Memorial Drive Decatur Georgia 30032Dialysis Stations: 13 (404) 720-8154
- Comprehensive Renal Care of Northlake LLC2.86 miles away1350 Montreal Road Suite 200 Tucker Georgia 30084CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (678) 406-0825
- Montreal Dialysis3.42 miles away1901 Montreal Road Tucker Georgia 30084Dialysis Stations: 13 (770) 938-9565
