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Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation's website

3223 Falligant Avenue,
Savannah GA 31404

(912) 691-2512

76.04% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation is a large facility located in Savannah, Georgia. This facility received an overall score of F. We found this to be one of the five worst rated nursing homes in Savannah based on the data we assessed. With many other facilities in the city, you should be able to do better. Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it is able to raise its standard of care going forward.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Neither this nursing home's overall score nor its category grades gave us much to write home about. This place's best area was inspections, but even there we gave it a D. This is a very poor score. One of the most important factors in evaluating inspection reports is deficiencies. We would scrutinize the severity of the deficiencies. This particular nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a risk to patient safety or health. Finally, we want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received significant government fines recently of more than $100,000. This typically indicates that a poor track record spanned more than one year.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this nursing home only received a grade of D for its long-term care rating, which turns out to be one of its higher category grades. Facilities that do not fare well in long-term care typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine healthcare services we looked at. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated just 85.23677 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

Among this nursing home's several poor grades was its F in the area of nursing care. There are quite a few subcategories included in this category. Most of these criteria relate to staffing levels. This place averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is not a very impressive figure. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This facility performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to our fourth category, this facility didn't fare very well in this category either. With a very poor grade of F in short-term care, this is about as terrible as it gets. Our short-term care grades are critical for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This includes a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. With a grade in this range for this category, we weren't stunned to discover that this facility was below average in the two key staffing figures we focus on. It provided substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most other facilities. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 3.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, about half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 9.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 1.67% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall which resulted in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 1.99% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents which had a UTI. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 17.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 15.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 0.32% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 82.92% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 9.04% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate deterioration of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 7.78% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 7.78% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 12.37% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, 24.52% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Savannah, GA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Savannah, Georgia has 8 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Memorial Health University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.32 miles away4700 Waters Avenue Savannah Georgia 31404Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 350-3691
  • Georgia Regional Hosp SavannahPsychiatric 2.4 miles away1915 Eisenhower Drive Savannah Georgia 31416Government - State(912) 356-2045
  • Candler HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.87 miles away5353 Reynolds Street Savannah Georgia 31412Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 819-6000
  • St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahAcute Care Hospitals 6.56 miles away11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah Georgia 31419Voluntary non-profit - Private(912) 819-4100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Williams Street Dialysis1.88 miles away2812 Williams St Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (912) 354-5005
  • Coastal Dialysis Center2.02 miles away1460 East Victory Drive Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 43 (912) 232-2691
  • Dsi Savannah Drayton Dialysis3.65 miles away1020 Drayton Street Savannah Georgia 31401CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (912) 233-6067
  • Derenne Dialysis3.68 miles away5303 Montgomery St Savannah Georgia 31405CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (912) 352-1354
  • Bayshore Dialysis LLC3.94 miles away540 E Oglethorpe Ave Savannah Georgia 31401Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 236-3053
  • Abercorn Dialysis6.48 miles away11706 Mercy Blvd Bldg 9 Savannah Georgia 31419CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (912) 961-6006
  • Fmc West Chatham Dialysis Center8.43 miles away113 Minus Avenue Savannah Georgia 31408Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 965-0305
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.10.07 miles away5694a Ogeechee Road Savannah Georgia 31405Dialysis Stations: 19 (912) 232-5554

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=115624