Signature Healthcare of Savannah
815 East 63 Street, Savannah GA 31405 · (912) 352-8615 · 85.08% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Signature Healthcare of Savannah is an average-sized facility in Savannah, Georgia. With an overall score of D, this is a well below average nursing home. This is one of the bottom five rated facilities in Savannah based on the data we assessed. With many other facilities in the city, you may simply want to look elsewhere. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection reports. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category scores
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't rate this facility favorably overall, we did give it an excellent grade in the category of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Inspection scores are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these reports. Most importantly, you should avoid nursing homes that have severe deficiencies associated with risks to resident well being. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next most favorable category ended up being long-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. For residents in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. We were disappointed to learn that this facility vaccinated only 29.166666 percent of its residents against pneumonia. The last datapoint we looked at was the facility's hospitalization rate. Although it had 2.4 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was more favorable.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. Nursing ratings are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below average. This facility also had terrible scores in some of the quality-based metrics to pair with its weak nursing hours. We looked at the percentage of residents experiencing pressure ulcers and we were disappointed. This facility was at roughly 1.5 times the national average in this measure.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final category, we gave this facility a D in short-term care. This is the nursing home's least impressive category grade. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Given its poor grade, we were not shocked to find that this nursing home provided substantially fewer registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who returned home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area, with just 38.3 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Healthcare of Savannah Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better