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River City Center

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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1350 Fourteenth Avenue Southeast,
Decatur AL 35601

(256) 355-6911

84.09% estimated occupancy 1

River City Center is one of only two available nursing homes in Decatur, Alabama. We gave it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack rating. You could certainly do worse than this nursing home. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Optometry
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

While this facility's overall grade was not bad, it really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was awarded an impressive score in our long-term care category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 96.40151 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facilities next most favorable area was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is basically a middle of the road score in this category. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we analyzed is nursing. For that category, we gave this facility a B-. Nursing scores are largely tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This place provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, our nursing ratings also consider some quality-focused metrics. We like to look at the percent of patients who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are decent measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

River City Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In River City Center, 11.34% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In River City Center, 5.3% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In River City Center, 1.76% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In River City Center, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In River City Center, 24.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In River City Center, 0% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents demonstrating signs of depression. Some would argue that this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In River City Center, 94.05% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In River City Center, 29.76% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In River City Center, 38.31% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In River City Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In River City Center, 38.31% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In River City Center, 10.86% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In River City Center, 70.98% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Decatur Morgan Hospital-Decatur CampusAcute Care Hospitals 0.36 miles away1201 7th Street Se Decatur Alabama 35601Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 341-2000
  • Athens Limestone HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.99 miles away700 West Market Street Athens Alabama 35611Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 233-9292
  • Lawrence Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.45 miles away202 Hospital Street Moulton Alabama 35650Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 974-2200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Home Dialysis of North Alabama0.21 miles away1216 Somerville Road, Se Decatur Alabama 35601Dialysis Stations: 1 (256) 340-0012
  • Dci Decatur0.65 miles away1601 6th Avenue South East Decatur Alabama 35601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (256) 350-8882
  • Bio Medical Applications of Alabama Inc2.56 miles away2834 Spring Avenue Sw Decatur Alabama 35603Dialysis Stations: 20 (256) 885-1740
  • Dialysis Services of Decatur, LLC2.91 miles away2705 Highway 31 South Decatur Alabama 35603Dialysis Stations: 21 (256) 350-8882
  • Dva Healthcare Renal Care Inc13.9 miles away15953 Athens Limestone Drive Athens Alabama 35613CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 233-4730
  • Renal Treatment Centers Southeast Lp14.43 miles away16236 Lucas Ferry Road Athens Alabama 35611Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 233-3965
  • Fresenius Medical Care West Madison, LLC14.62 miles away29569 Huntsville Browns Ferry Rd Madison Alabama 35756CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (256) 233-5757
  • Fmc Odyssey Dialysis15.22 miles away40 Hughes Road Madison Alabama 35758Dialysis Stations: 15 (256) 772-4435