Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili is in Athens, Alabama. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. You could certainly do much worse than this nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this place didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili
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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 - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received a favorable long-term care score. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In this category, we gave this facility a B+. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 91.84652 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is a bit below what we anticipated but still a respectable figure. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our next category, this nursing home also earned a grade of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. With our short-term care assessment, we strive to forge a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The last category we scored is nursing, in which this nursing home received a B-. This is this nursing home's worst area. This is still not a poor grade. The nursing rating assesses many components, but the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we look at quality-based metrics, such as the percent of patients who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 9.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 3.36% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 6.37% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 29.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 36.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 0% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 94.55% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 7.47% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 9.29% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 9.29% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 11.46% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Senior Rehab & Recovery at Limestone Health Facili, 94.04% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Athens Limestone HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.79 miles away700 West Market Street Athens Alabama 35611Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 233-9292
- Decatur Morgan Hospital-Decatur CampusAcute Care Hospitals 14.8 miles away1201 7th Street Se Decatur Alabama 35601Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 341-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Treatment Centers Southeast Lp0.94 miles away16236 Lucas Ferry Road Athens Alabama 35611Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 233-3965
- Dva Healthcare Renal Care Inc2.96 miles away15953 Athens Limestone Drive Athens Alabama 35613CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 233-4730
- Fresenius Medical Care West Madison, LLC14.08 miles away29569 Huntsville Browns Ferry Rd Madison Alabama 35756CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (256) 233-5757
- Home Dialysis of North Alabama14.95 miles away1216 Somerville Road, Se Decatur Alabama 35601Dialysis Stations: 1 (256) 340-0012
- Dci Decatur15.38 miles away1601 6th Avenue South East Decatur Alabama 35601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (256) 350-8882
- Fmc Odyssey Dialysis16.46 miles away40 Hughes Road Madison Alabama 35758Dialysis Stations: 15 (256) 772-4435
- Dialysis Services of Decatur, LLC16.97 miles away2705 Highway 31 South Decatur Alabama 35603Dialysis Stations: 21 (256) 350-8882
- Bio Medical Applications of Alabama Inc17.03 miles away2834 Spring Avenue Sw Decatur Alabama 35603Dialysis Stations: 20 (256) 885-1740