Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living is the lone nursing home we were able to find in Bay Minette, Alabama. This nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top three nursing homes in Alabama. Based on our analysis, this nursing home is simply as good as it gets. Scroll down to find this facility's category grades, which also impressed us. You really can't do any better than a straight A report card.
Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living
- Nursing Home
- Contracted Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this nursing home excelled in long-term care. We awarded them a grade of A+ in this area. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. 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.
Facility Inspections
This facility also earned an A+ inspection grade, making it one of the few places to receive multiple A+'s in our category grades. This is based on the nursing home's inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of skill of those nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 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 generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
In the final area, we gave this nursing home an A+ for our short-term care rating. This wrapped up a very impressive profile. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we size up a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is more often than not a reliable measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 9.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which have suffered a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 19.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 23.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 1.27% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 92.58% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 12.92% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 15.91% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 1.62 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 15.91 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 11.46 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Oakwood-North Baldwin's Center for Living, 73.73% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- North Baldwin InfirmaryAcute Care Hospitals 0.28 miles away1815 Hand Avenue Bay Minette Alabama 36507Voluntary non-profit - Private(251) 937-5521
- Eastpointe HospitalPsychiatric 19.84 miles away7400 Roper Lane Daphne Alabama 36526Voluntary non-profit - Other(251) 378-6500
- Atmore Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.94 miles away401 Medical Park Drive Atmore Alabama 36502Government - Hospital District or Authority(251) 368-2500
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Bay Minette0.19 miles away2505 Hand Avenue Bay Minette Alabama 36507CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (251) 580-4448
- Bio-Medical Applications of Alabama18.02 miles away107 Saraland Loop Saraland Alabama 36571Dialysis Stations: 17 (251) 679-5590
- Atmore Dialysis Center19.37 miles away807 East Craig Street Atmore Alabama 36502Dialysis Stations: 10 (251) 368-5593
- Home Dialysis Options of Baldwin County19.62 miles away27880 N. Main St, Suite A Daphne Alabama 36526Dialysis Stations: 4 (251) 626-1086