Oconee Health and Rehabilitation is a nursing home in Oconee, Georgia. This city has a population of 222 people. With an overall score of A-, this is undoubtedly a high quality nursing home. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 25 percent of all facilities in the nation. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Oconee Health and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
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 - Other
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its high-end resume, this nursing home also performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, it received a grade of A- for the area. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 96.58119 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. The nursing rating is based on a handful of subcategories, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents even once per day.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was short-term care, in which this nursing home was awarded a grade of B. While this is its lowest category rating, this is still an impressive grade. In our short-term care rating, we attempt to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess the facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Oconee Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who experienced UTI's. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents which were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 5.28% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 93.36% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 16.65% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 20.73% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is important for patients physical and mental well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Oconee Health and Rehabilitation, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Washington County Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.11 miles away610 Sparta Road Sandersville Georgia 31082Government - Hospital District or Authority(478) 240-2100
Nearby Dialysis
- Sandersville Dialysis Clinic, LLC12.12 miles away614 S Harris Street Ste F Sandersville Georgia 31082Dialysis Stations: 21 (478) 552-6818
- Wrightsville Dialysis15.87 miles away2240 West Elm Street Wrightsville Georgia 31096Dialysis Stations: 12 (478) 864-8701