Riverdale Center is in Riverdale, Georgia. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. Based on our assessment, this place would be a good fit for quite a few people. The best part of this place's report card is its stellar inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Riverdale Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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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
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
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Facility Inspections
The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it received an excellent inspection grade. Its inspection score was far better than its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave this facility an A. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's next highest category turned out to be its short-term care score, where it was awarded a C. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to grade a facility's rehabilitation services. In order to offer quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to have higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than a typical facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. The last item we considered in this area is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Moving on to another strength for this facility, it also earned an elite nursing score. In fact, we gave this facility an impressive grade of D. There are a number of datapoints within this grade. Most of these subcategories reflect levels of nurse staffing. This facility averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. This nursing home fared well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed was long-term care, which was this nursing home's weakest area. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is certainly very disappointing. Long-term care grades in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. Unfortunately, this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 74.34344 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Riverdale Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Riverdale Center, 8.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Riverdale Center, 1.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Riverdale Center, 0.83% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term patients who had a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Riverdale Center, 7.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Riverdale Center, 7.08% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Riverdale Center, 1.53% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Riverdale Center, 78.13% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Riverdale Center, 20.68% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Riverdale Center, 22.79% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Riverdale Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Riverdale Center, 22.79% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Riverdale Center, 12.16% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Riverdale Center, 73.78% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Southern Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.68 miles away11 Upper Riverdale Road, Sw Riverdale Georgia 30274Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 991-8160
- Piedmont Henry HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.07 miles away1133 Eagle's Landing Parkway Stockbridge Georgia 30281Government - Hospital District or Authority(678) 604-1000
- Grady Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.83 miles away80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive Se Atlanta Georgia 30303Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 616-4252
- Piedmont Fayette HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.87 miles away1255 Highway 54 West Fayetteville Georgia 30214Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 719-7000
- Wellstar Atlanta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.61 miles away303 Parkway Drive, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30312Proprietary(404) 265-4000
- Emory University Hospital MidtownAcute Care Hospitals 13.03 miles away550 Peachtree Street, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30308Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 686-4411
- Emory University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.02 miles away1364 Clifton Road, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30322Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 686-8500
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at EglestonChildrens 15.16 miles away1405 Clifton Road, Ne Atlanta Georgia 30322Voluntary non-profit - Private(404) 785-6101
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Southern Crescent Dialysis Center2.04 miles away275 Upper Riverdale Rd Sw Ste B Riverdale Georgia 30274CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (770) 907-7022
- Fresenius Medical Care Clayton County2.04 miles away181 Upper Riverdale Rd Riverdale Georgia 30274Dialysis Stations: 31 (770) 996-9660
- Forest Park Dialysis Center2.83 miles away380 Forest Parkway Forest Park Georgia 30297Dialysis Stations: 18 (404) 361-0646
- Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.3.33 miles away2450 Mt. Zion Parkway Jonesboro Georgia 30236Dialysis Stations: 11 (770) 472-3814
- Davita Jonesboro Dialysis Center4.29 miles away129 King Street Jonesboro Georgia 30236CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (770) 471-2381
- Tara Boulevard Dialysis4.32 miles away6540 Tara Blvd Suite 200 Jonesboro Georgia 30236Dialysis Stations: 20 (770) 968-8279
- Fresenius Medical Care Jonesboro, LLC4.32 miles away8060 Summit Business Parkway Jonesboro Georgia 30236Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 603-8540
- Bma of Atlanta Inc4.59 miles away1720 Phoenix Parkway Atlanta Georgia 30349Dialysis Stations: 18 (770) 996-5889