The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing is one of a mere two available nursing homes in Vidalia, Georgia. We gave this facility an overall grade of B+. A score in this range requires strong marks in most areas. You can definitely do much worse than this facility. Fortunately, this place did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well overall, this facility also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Therefore, it received one of our highest scores in that category with an A+. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home performed well in the category of short-term care. Indeed, we gave it a score of A- for that area, which is one of our most dominant grades. Short-term care grades are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we considered the number of patients that returned home from this facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility received a favorable long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher grades in that category with a score of B+. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.74874 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a proven method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the elderly population. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last category we scored was nursing. This nursing home was given a very good nursing score in our assessment, with a C. Even though this was not quite as strong as several of its other category grades, this is still a respectable grade in that area. There are a variety of criteria included in this grade. Many of the factors reflect staffing levels. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we like to look at quality-based metrics, such as the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These data points are measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 11.91% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 4.77% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 3.6% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 22.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 6.12% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 99.87% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 8.96% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 3.66% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 3.66% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 11.53% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Oaks - Bethany Skilled Nursing, 84.49% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Optim Medical Center - TattnallCritical Access Hospitals 18.7 miles away247 S Main Street Reidsville Georgia 30453Proprietary(912) 557-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fms Toombs County Dialysis1.26 miles away105 Melvin Page Dr Vidalia Georgia 30474Dialysis Stations: 11 (912) 537-0367
- Vidalia First Street Dialysis3.8 miles away906 E First Street Vidalia Georgia 30474Dialysis Stations: 21 (912) 538-8908