With an address in New Albany, Mississippi, Union Co Health and Rehab Center is one of just two available nursing homes in the area. Sporting an overall grade of B+, this is a very good facility. You can certainly do much worse than this place. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Union Co Health and Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
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 Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being an elite facility overall, this nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections, where it earned an A+. Very few nursing homes performed as well in this category. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. We weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Without having the deficiency related data for this nursing home, it ended up being a challenge to really evaluate it in the inspections category.
Nurse Quality
Among this facility's other strengths is its elite nursing grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded a strong long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 96.20253 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the next category, this nursing home was awarded an acceptable short-term care grade. While this is not nearly as elite as several of its other category grades, this is truly not the end of the world. Short-term care scores are crucial for prospective residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.2 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Union Co Health and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 16.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 5.06% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who have experienced falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 9.27% of Patients had UTIs
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who have suffered from UTI's. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 14.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 40.16% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 1.41% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 97.49% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 18.9% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 22.55% of Residents
This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 22.55% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 19.33% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Union Co Health and Rehab Center, 47.76% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Pontotoc Health Service CahCritical Access Hospitals 16.59 miles away176 South Main Street Pontotoc Mississippi 38863Voluntary non-profit - Private(662) 489-5510
- Tippah County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.4 miles away1005 City Ave North Ripley Mississippi 38663Government - Local(662) 837-9221
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Care Group Tupelo, LLC2.11 miles away925 Denmill Road New Albany Mississippi 38652CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (662) 534-0126