University Extended Care/Westw is a large non-profit nursing home located in Evans, Georgia. This nursing home is a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. You can certainly do much worse than this facility. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
University Extended Care/Westw
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
561 University Drive,
Evans GA 30809
68.25% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Among this nursing home's other strengths is its top-shelf long-term care score. We gave them one of our most favorable grades in that area, with a score of A-. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.742134 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.12 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next best area we awarded this facility in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. In the area of short-term care, we strive to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared well in this area with 56.1 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
This facility's weakest category is nursing, which is the final category we assessed. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D. There are several data points included in this category. Many of these factors are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. Unfortunately, this place also didn't fare as well as we hoped in some of the quality measures we assessed for this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
University Extended Care/Westw Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In University Extended Care/Westw, 10.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In University Extended Care/Westw, 3.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In University Extended Care/Westw, 3.2% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In University Extended Care/Westw, 18.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In University Extended Care/Westw, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In University Extended Care/Westw, 5.36% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In University Extended Care/Westw, 93.3% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In University Extended Care/Westw, 17.29% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In University Extended Care/Westw, 23.16% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In University Extended Care/Westw, 1.5 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In University Extended Care/Westw, 23.16 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In University Extended Care/Westw, 11.64 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In University Extended Care/Westw, 69.86% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Doctors HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.89 miles away3651 Wheeler Road Augusta Georgia 30909Proprietary(706) 651-6008
- Dwight Eisenhower Amc (Ft Gordon)Acute Care - Department of Defense 6.96 miles away300 East Hospital Road Augusta Georgia 30905Department of Defense(706) 787-5811
- Au Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.79 miles away1120 15th Street Augusta Georgia 30912Voluntary non-profit - Other(706) 721-6569
- University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.26 miles away1350 Walton Way Augusta Georgia 30901Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 722-9011
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Evans0.28 miles away696 Industrial Park Dr Evans Georgia 30809Dialysis Stations: 21 (706) 868-0011
- Total Renal Care, Inc.0.89 miles away401 Town Park Blvd Evans Georgia 30809Dialysis Stations: 16 (706) 854-9502
- Fmc Crossroads3.7 miles away1719 Magnolia Way Augusta Georgia 30919Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 228-7253
- Fmc of Augusta Inc3.7 miles away1109 Medical Center Drive Building H Augusta Georgia 30909Dialysis Stations: 21 (706) 860-9220
- Wylds Road Dialysis6.03 miles away1815 Wylds Road Augusta Georgia 30909Dialysis Stations: 20 (706) 733-0522
- Nephrology Centers of America Grovetown6.91 miles away444 Park 20 West Drive Grovetown Georgia 30813CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (706) 860-0831
- Fmc New Bailie8.43 miles away1717 Walton Way Augusta Georgia 30904Dialysis Stations: 29 (706) 481-6920
- Ara South Augusta Clinic8.62 miles away1649 Gordon Highway Augusta Georgia 30906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (706) 796-1236