River Towne Center is a very-large nursing home in Columbus, Georgia. We gave this facility an F, which is really a rock-bottom score in our grading scheme. Keep in mind that Columbus received a far more impressive city grade of B, so you should definitely consider other options in the city. We were surprised to find that this nursing home actually received one respectable category score for inspections, which you can find more information about below.
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River Towne Center
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- 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 - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is one of our better scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. This place was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This tells you it dodged the more serious classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second best category is long-term care, but it still received just a D in that area. This ended up being a relatively poor score. Nursing homes that don't fare well in long-term care typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine healthcare services we looked at. After we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. We were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 84.15179 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
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Nurse Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating. When determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the number of hours nurses are caring for residents and the levels of training of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing ratings. This facility fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we scored was short-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an F for this category, which is an abysmal grade. In the category of short-term care, we seek to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 2.4 percent of its patients returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
River Towne Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In River Towne Center, 14.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In River Towne Center, 2.46% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who sustained a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In River Towne Center, 5.81% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. More frequent bathing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In River Towne Center, 4.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In River Towne Center, 15.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In River Towne Center, 0.25% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In River Towne Center, 88.91% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In River Towne Center, 6.05% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In River Towne Center, 7.73% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In River Towne Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In River Towne Center, 7.73% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In River Towne Center, 18.51% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In River Towne Center, 88.26% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Columbus, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Columbus, Georgia has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- St Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.82 miles away2122 Manchester Expressway Fort Benning Georgia 31995Voluntary non-profit - Private(706) 596-4020
- Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownAcute Care Hospitals 5.84 miles away710 Center Street Columbus Georgia 31901Voluntary non-profit - Other(706) 571-1000
- Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.14 miles away4401 River Chase Drive Phenix City Alabama 36867Government - State(334) 732-3000
- Martin Ach (Ft Benning)Acute Care - Department of Defense 11.19 miles away7950 Martin Loop Fort Benning Georgia 31905Department of Defense(762) 408-2604
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. - East Columbus1.28 miles away5990 Warm Springs Road Columbus Georgia 31909CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (706) 565-8325
- Columbus Dialysis3.34 miles away6228 Bradley Park Drive Suite B Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 28 (706) 596-8222
- Columbus Home Dialysis3.42 miles away2821 Warm Springs Road Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 27 (706) 323-2415
- Dci North Columbus3.76 miles away2424 B Warm Springs Road Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 38 (706) 322-1959
- Fmc Muscogee County3.96 miles away1851 Manchester Expressway Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 16 (706) 323-6162
- Fresenius Medical Care River City4.36 miles away2443 Brookstone Center Parkway Suite B Columbus Georgia 31904Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 327-6350
- Dci Boxwood Place4.55 miles away1711 Boxwood Place Columbus Georgia 31906CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (706) 565-8392
- West Georgia Dialysis5.35 miles away1216 Stark Avenue Columbus Georgia 31906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (706) 320-0103