Oak Park is the sole nursing home we were able to find in Auburn, Alabama. Sporting an overall rating of B, this nursing home is a quality choice. In addition, this is a hospital-based nursing home, which may add peace of mind for prospective patients with medical conditions frequently requiring hospitalization. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card was its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
Oak Park
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Oncology Care
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its favorable overall score, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home fared well in our long-term care category. As a result, we gave it a score of A- for that area, which is one of our higher grades. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After we finished assessing the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best area was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is basically a middle of the pack score in this area. In computing our short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is often a meaningful measure of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final metric we looked at in this area is the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our fourth category, this nursing home was given a decent nursing score of C. There are a variety of subcategories within this category. Most of these subcategories reflect nurse staffing. This facility averages just 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is not an impressive total. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. It performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oak Park Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Oak Park, 9.43% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Oak Park, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients who have sustained falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Oak Park, 3.36% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who have had urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Oak Park, 19.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Oak Park, 23.22% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Oak Park, 1.24% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Oak Park, 91.17% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Oak Park, 13.58% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Oak Park, 14.98% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Oak Park, 1.81 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 the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Oak Park, 14.98 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- East Alabama Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.75 miles away2000 Pepperell Parkway Opelika Alabama 36801Government - Hospital District or Authority(334) 749-3411
Nearby Dialysis
- Opelika Dialysis Center2.17 miles away2340 Pepperell Pkwy Opelika Alabama 36801Dialysis Stations: 10 (334) 745-6883
- Fmc Opelika2.34 miles away2609 Village Professional Dr Ste 2 Opelika Alabama 36801CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (334) 749-5085
- Fmc Auburn4.35 miles away211 E University Dr Auburn Alabama 36832CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (334) 501-8890
- Fmc Chambers17.44 miles away802 Hospital Street Lafayette Alabama 36862Dialysis Stations: 10 (334) 864-9914
- Fmc Tuskegee19.76 miles away802 E. Martin Luther King Hwy Tuskegee Alabama 36083CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (334) 727-9447