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Riverside Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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5100 West St Nw,
Covington GA 30014

(770) 787-0211

87.92% estimated occupancy 1

Riverside Health Care Center is one of just two nursing homes in Covington, Georgia. With a abysmal overall grade of F, this facility didn't fare well in our assessment. Based on our analysis, this place probably isn't a fit for any prospective resident. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B

While this nursing home's overall grade was terrible, it actually fared pretty well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B for that category, which is one of our better scores. Arguably the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. It is generally in your best interest to avoid nursing homes that have a long list of severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even with this deficiency, this nursing home still received a relatively favorable inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

As it turns out, this nursing home only earned a grade of D for its long-term care score, which ended up being one of its more respectable category scores. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 98.88059 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its nursing grade, which was actually one of its better category grades. Our nursing rating is based on a handful of subcategories, however, the main consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is well below average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This place performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these metrics to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next area we scored was short-term care. This nursing home was given a very poor grade of F in that area. Our short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. With a score of this caliber in this category, we weren't shocked to discover this place was well below average in many staffing metrics we looked at. In fact, it offered far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most facilities. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of patients who ultimately returned home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.2 percent of its patients returning home. This was well below the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Riverside Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Riverside Health Care Center, 7.95% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Riverside Health Care Center, 1.31% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Riverside Health Care Center, 2.99% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents who experienced a urinary tract infection. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 9.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 14.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 4.91% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 98.32% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 15.95% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 17.2% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Many argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Riverside Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 17.2% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 14.23% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Riverside Health Care Center, 86.17% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Piedmont Newton HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.13 miles away5126 Hospital Drive Ne Covington Georgia 30014Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 786-7053
  • Piedmont Walton Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 15.17 miles away2151 W Spring Street Monroe Georgia 30655Proprietary(770) 267-8461
  • Emory Hillandale HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.37 miles away2801 Dekalb Medical Parkway Lithonia Georgia 30058Government - Hospital District or Authority(404) 501-8040

Nearby Dialysis

  • Us Renal Care Covington Dialysis0.74 miles away4179 Baker St Covington Georgia 30014CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 385-4015
  • Shone Dialysis, LLC2.52 miles away10132 Carlin Avenue Covington Georgia 30014CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (770) 385-8008
  • Fresenius Medical Care Honeycreek Dialysis, LLC5.86 miles away11415 Brown Bridge Road Covington Georgia 30016Dialysis Stations: 11 (770) 786-1005
  • Dsi Conyers, LLC7.93 miles away1927 Highway 138 North Conyers Georgia 30013Dialysis Stations: 13 (770) 483-6124
  • Davita Cowan Lake Dialysis8.54 miles away1950 Honey Creek Commons Se Conyers Georgia 30094Dialysis Stations: 13 (778) 910-2563
  • Fmc Honey Creek8.54 miles away1901 Honey Creek Commons Conyers Georgia 30013CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (678) 413-3751
  • Conyers Dialysis9.29 miles away1501 Milstead Rd Ne Conyers Georgia 30012CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (770) 761-8097
  • Fresenius Medical Care Honeycreek Dialysis, LLC9.57 miles away1285 Wellbrook Circle Conyers Georgia 30012Dialysis Stations: 15 (770) 922-0209

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=115375