Oak Park
1365 Gatewood Drive, Auburn AL 36830 · (334) 826-7200 · 94.02% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Oak Park is the lone facility located in Auburn, Alabama. We awarded this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all facilities in the United States. In addition, this nursing home is based in a hospital, which often means the facility offers a wider array of healthcare services. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its long-term care rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 87 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.67949 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not take any chances. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.59 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to the facility's nurse staffing. With 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the national average. Lastly, this nursing home was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. By way of illustration, it performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Facility Inspections
This facility also performed well in the category of inspections. It received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. It received one of our best grades in that category with a grade of B+. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. 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.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded was short-term care. We gave this facility an acceptable score in this category, with a B-. While this is not on par with a few of its other scores, it is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oak Park Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric 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 assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better