The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing is the only nursing home we found in Baldwin, Georgia. This facility received an overall grade of B, which is favorable score. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this place. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories is available below.
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The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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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
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
This facility received a strong overall grade as described above, but we especially would like to point out its nearly flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded it an A+ in this area. Our inspection scores are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, this facility also was given favorable short-term care grades in our assessment. Indeed, we gave them one of our stronger grades in that area, with a grade of B+. Our short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its next highest category score in the category of long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of B- in this area, which is an acceptable grade. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. Once we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinates 99.242424 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This place keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the next area, this facility was awarded a grade of C in nursing, which is an acceptable score. When calculating a facility's nursing grade, we assess the number of hours nurses are seeing patients as well as the level of skill of those nurses. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a low total compared to most other nursing homes. Lastly, our nursing ratings also factor in quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Although this nursing home didn't have as many nursing hours as many other nursing homes we assessed, it was still better than average in the area of avoiding falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 21.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 2.65% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 1.96% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 12.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 27.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 2.01% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 97.54% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 13.04% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of erosion of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 20.31% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 20.31% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 13.15% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Oaks - Scenic View Skilled Nursing, 80.04% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mountain Lakes Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 3.87 miles away162 Legacy Point Clayton Georgia 30525Proprietary(706) 782-3100
- Habersham County Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 6.94 miles away541 Historic Highway 441-North Demorest Georgia 30535Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 754-2161
- Stephens County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.69 miles away163 Hospital Drive Toccoa Georgia 30577Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 282-4250
- Northridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.63 miles away70 Medical Center Drive Commerce Georgia 30529Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 335-1100
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Habersham4.63 miles away735 N Historic Hwy 441 Demorest Georgia 30535CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 11 (706) 839-1761
- Fresenius Medical Care Toccoa12.87 miles away929 Falls Road Toccoa Georgia 30577Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 886-7478
- Gainesville Dialysis19.66 miles away2545 Flintridge Road Ste 130 Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 15 (770) 536-7194