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Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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960 Hawthorne Avenue,
Athens GA 30606

(706) 549-1613

76.63% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Athens, Georgia, Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage is one of four facilities in this city. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent scores. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Athens. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was short-term care, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received an impressive grade of A. Few facilities performed better in this category. If it was not for this grade, this nursing home's overall grade would have been much lower. In the category of short-term care, we try to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

We also want to emphasize this facility's nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. Our nursing score analyzes many components, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last area we analyzed is long-term care, which ended up being this facility's least impressive category. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F for this category, which is obviously a major concern. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means the nursing home did not perform well in our measures relating to resident care. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 89.655174 percent of its residents. This is pretty significantly lower than what we were hoping for. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 24.32% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 1.53% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who had falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 3.89% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents who have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 15.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm 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-minus

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 14.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 8.54% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 88.53% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 14.67% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 12.82% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 12.82% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 12.93% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 65.15% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Scores for Athens, GA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Athens, Georgia has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.06 miles away1199 Prince Avenue Athens Georgia 30606Voluntary non-profit - Other(706) 475-7000
  • St Mary's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.68 miles away1230 Baxter Street Athens Georgia 30606Voluntary non-profit - Private(706) 389-3930
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center BarrowAcute Care Hospitals 16.9 miles away316 North Broad Street Winder Georgia 30680Proprietary(770) 848-8611
  • Northridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.45 miles away70 Medical Center Drive Commerce Georgia 30529Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 335-1100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Classic City Dialysis0.48 miles away1686 Prince Ave Athens Georgia 30606Dialysis Stations: 20 (706) 850-7400
  • Athens Kidney Center1.2 miles away1440 North Chase Street Athens Georgia 30601Dialysis Stations: 18 (706) 227-2110
  • Athens Renal Center, LLC1.36 miles away2047 Prince Avenue Suite A Athens Georgia 30606Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 549-2133
  • Fresenius Medical Care Clarke County2.02 miles away5105 Jefferson Rd Suite B Athens Georgia 30607CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (706) 549-6885
  • Athens East Dialysis7.14 miles away2026 S Milledge Ave, Street a2 Athens Georgia 30605Dialysis Stations: 19 (706) 549-3297
  • Athens West Dialysis8.43 miles away1747 Langford Drive Bldg 500 Watkinsville Georgia 30677CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 38 (706) 583-1785
  • Commerce Kidney Center16.37 miles away592 Ridge Way Rd Ste A. Commerce Georgia 30529Dialysis Stations: 13 (706) 335-6665
  • Nephron Corporation16.95 miles away301 North Broad Stree Winder Georgia 30680Dialysis Stations: 14 (770) 868-8517

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=115509