Located in Savannah, Georgia, Pruitthealth - Savannah is one of eight nursing homes in this city. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent marks. Based on our analysis, there are definitely much worse facilities out there. The best part of this place's profile is its stellar inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Pruitthealth - Savannah
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
12825 White Bluff Road,
Savannah GA 31419
91.83% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few facilities performed better in this category. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple relatively minor deficiencies aren't something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
One of this nursing home's better category grades was in the category of short-term care. This wound up being its second most respectable category. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. Our short-term care grade is generally employed to judge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to have highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer better levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. In fact, we found that it outperformed the majority of nursing homes with 54.8 percent of its patients returning home. This is a higher rate than most nursing homes.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third best category ended up being its long-term care score, where it received a grade of C. Our long-term care scores are more critical for individuals requiring more conventional assistance related to activities of daily living. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.68944 percent of its residents. This nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Although it had 3.5 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was better than the majority of nursing homes due to it having more complex patients.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's worst category was nursing, which is the last area we assessed. In this category, we gave this facility a grade of just D. The nursing score weighs a number of data points. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. To pair with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this nursing home also did not perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in calculating our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of residents experiencing major falls and pressure ulcers. This facility had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average nursing home.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pruitthealth - Savannah Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 10.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 3.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents who have experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 3.2% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 18.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 5.36% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 93.3% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 17.29% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 23.16% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 1.5 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 23.16 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 11.64 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Pruitthealth - Savannah, 69.86% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Savannah, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Savannah, Georgia has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahAcute Care Hospitals 1.63 miles away11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah Georgia 31419Voluntary non-profit - Private(912) 819-4100
- Georgia Regional Hosp SavannahPsychiatric 3.98 miles away1915 Eisenhower Drive Savannah Georgia 31416Government - State(912) 356-2045
- Candler HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.67 miles away5353 Reynolds Street Savannah Georgia 31412Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 819-6000
- Memorial Health University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.22 miles away4700 Waters Avenue Savannah Georgia 31404Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 350-3691
Nearby Dialysis
- Abercorn Dialysis1.62 miles away11706 Mercy Blvd Bldg 9 Savannah Georgia 31419CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (912) 961-6006
- Derenne Dialysis4.63 miles away5303 Montgomery St Savannah Georgia 31405CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (912) 352-1354
- Williams Street Dialysis6.47 miles away2812 Williams St Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (912) 354-5005
- Coastal Dialysis Center6.55 miles away1460 East Victory Drive Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 43 (912) 232-2691
- Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.6.56 miles away5694a Ogeechee Road Savannah Georgia 31405Dialysis Stations: 19 (912) 232-5554
- Dsi Savannah Drayton Dialysis7.21 miles away1020 Drayton Street Savannah Georgia 31401CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (912) 233-6067
- Savannah Gateway7.41 miles away5973 Ogeechee Road Savannah Georgia 31419Dialysis Stations: 13 (912) 925-1920
- Bayshore Dialysis LLC8.12 miles away540 E Oglethorpe Ave Savannah Georgia 31401Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 236-3053