Savannah Square Health Center

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living

Updated Aug 1, 2021 by Nick Reese

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Savannah Square Health Center's website

One Savannah Square Drive,
Savannah GA 31406

(912) 927-7550

40.49% estimated occupancy ¹

Savannah Square Health Center is a small facility in Savannah, Georgia. This turns out to be an A+ facility, which is our most impressive grade. This is actually one of the three best nursing homes in the city. As you will see below, this facility performed equally well in our category scores. We give this place two thumbs up!

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility was given quality marks in the category of short-term care. For this reason, it received one of our best grades in that category with a grade of A+. In crafting our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who returned home from the nursing home. We found that 7.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

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Long-term Care Quality

Moving on our third area, we gave this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care grade. This is a very strong rating. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Switching gears to the fourth area, this facility was awarded a highly favorable nursing rating. We gave it an A in that category, giving this facility straight A's. Nursing ratings are based largely on quantity of nursing care available. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a patient at least once a day.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Savannah Square Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Savannah Square Health Center, 10.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Savannah Square Health Center, 3.1% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Savannah Square Health Center, 3.23% of Patients had UTIs

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which experienced a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Savannah Square Health Center, 18.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Savannah Square Health Center, 21.48% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Savannah Square Health Center, 5.43% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Savannah Square Health Center, 93.26% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Savannah Square Health Center, 17.3% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Savannah Square Health Center, 23.05% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Savannah Square Health Center, 1.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Savannah Square Health Center, 23.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Savannah Square Health Center, 11.54 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Savannah Square Health Center, 69.88% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Savannah, GA

Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Savannah, Georgia has 8 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahAcute Care Hospitals 1.38 miles away11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah Georgia 31419Voluntary non-profit - Private(912) 819-4100
Candler HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.87 miles away5353 Reynolds Street Savannah Georgia 31412Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 819-6000
Georgia Regional Hosp SavannahPsychiatric 3.24 miles away1915 Eisenhower Drive Savannah Georgia 31416Government - State(912) 356-2045
Memorial Health University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.51 miles away4700 Waters Avenue Savannah Georgia 31404Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 350-3691

Nearby Dialysis

Abercorn Dialysis1.3 miles away11706 Mercy Blvd Bldg 9 Savannah Georgia 31419CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (912) 961-6006
Derenne Dialysis2.57 miles away5303 Montgomery St Savannah Georgia 31405CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (912) 352-1354
Williams Street Dialysis4.81 miles away2812 Williams St Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (912) 354-5005
Coastal Dialysis Center4.85 miles away1460 East Victory Drive Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 43 (912) 232-2691
Dsi Savannah Drayton Dialysis5.18 miles away1020 Drayton Street Savannah Georgia 31401CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (912) 233-6067
Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.5.41 miles away5694a Ogeechee Road Savannah Georgia 31405Dialysis Stations: 19 (912) 232-5554
Bayshore Dialysis LLC6.12 miles away540 E Oglethorpe Ave Savannah Georgia 31401Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 236-3053
Savannah Gateway7.05 miles away5973 Ogeechee Road Savannah Georgia 31419Dialysis Stations: 13 (912) 925-1920