Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia is a large nursing home located in Tifton, Georgia. Featuring an overall score of C, this is likely a middle of the pack facility. You can definitely do worse than this facility. The best part of this nursing home's report card was its remarkable inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. This facility was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's long-term care rating turns out to be one of its respectable scores. The facility was given a B- in this category. Long-term care ratings are critical for people in need of non-healthcare services such as personal care. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.5338 percent of its patients. This facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of C in this category. Our nursing score analyzes the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. Although this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this area. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning a resident more often.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the final area, we awarded this nursing home a D in short-term care. This was the nursing home's weakest category score. Short-term care ratings are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Given its score in this category, we were not stunned to learn that this facility is well below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the figures we looked at. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics sunk this nursing home's short-term care score.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents who developed pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 6.29% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents which have experienced a fall leading to major injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 9.77% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 20.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 31.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 4.43% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 99.77% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 16.9% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 8.65% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Some believe that mobility is vital to patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 8.65% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 13.33% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia, 88.91% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Tift Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.74 miles away901 E 18th Street Tifton Georgia 31793Government - Hospital District or Authority(229) 382-7120
Nearby Dialysis
- Tift Regional Medical Center Dialysis Center0.94 miles away1010 Edgefield Drive Tifton Georgia 31794CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (229) 353-6350
- Tifton Dialysis1.1 miles away624 Love Ave Tifton Georgia 31794Dialysis Stations: 14 (229) 382-1497
- Dci Sylvester19.93 miles away102 Pineview Drive Sylvester Georgia 31791Dialysis Stations: 12 (229) 776-0250