Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab's website

3311 Lee Street,
Brunswick GA 31521

(912) 264-1857

47.4% estimated occupancy ¹

Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab is a facility in Brunswick, Georgia, a city with 63,812 people. This facility is ranked among the top facilities we assessed. This nursing home received one of the best scores that we offer. This is just about as good of a place as you're going to find. We also gave this facility strong grades in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Georgia Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

In addition to earning a strong overall rating, this facility performed well in our inspections category, which is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. We gave it a grade of A in that category. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category generally have very few of these 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 some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Our nursing rating is largely associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

The third area we analyzed is short-term care. Adding to its top-shelf profile, this facility also performed well in this area. In fact, it received a of A- in the area. Our short-term care scores are crucial for people in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

In the final category we scored, this facility was given a very strong grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this score, the nursing home topped off a first-rate profile. Facilities that do well in this category tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.48485 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who had a fall which caused severe injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percent of long-term care patients that have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 5.28% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 93.36% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 16.65% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 20.73% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 1.6 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 11.5 Percentage of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Sears Coastal Nursing & Rehab, 69.89% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusAcute Care Hospitals 0.63 miles away2415 Parkwood Drive Brunswick Georgia 31520Government - Hospital District or Authority(912) 466-7000

Nearby Dialysis

South Brunswick Dialysis1.13 miles away2930 Springdale Road Brunswick Georgia 31520Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 267-1507
Brunswick Dialysis2.89 miles away53 Scranton Connector Brunswick Georgia 31525CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (912) 264-8657
Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis of Golden Isles4.16 miles away475 Gateway Center Blvd Brunswick Georgia 31525CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (912) 265-0533
Darien Dialysis17.89 miles away5873 Hwy 17 North Darien Georgia 31305Dialysis Stations: 9 (912) 437-1211