Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is one of only two nursing homes in Chipley, Florida. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the higher-rated nursing homes we assessed. A score of this caliber requires very strong marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the nation. If you scroll down, you will see this nursing home's category scores, which are also impressive.
Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- 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
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was awarded a high-end score of A in our long-term care category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a life threatening condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Nursing grades are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at ended up being this nursing home's poorest area. Nevertheless, even its worst category would be a strength for most nursing homes. We gave it a strong grade of B in short-term care. With our short-term care category, we strive to craft a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients which experienced a fall resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who had a UTI. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay residents that are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2.33% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 94.94% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 78.49% 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
- Northwest Florida Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.2 miles away1360 Brickyard Rd Chipley Florida 32428Voluntary non-profit - Private(850) 638-1610
- Jackson HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.21 miles away4250 Hospital Dr Marianna Florida 32446Government - Hospital District or Authority(850) 526-2200
Nearby Dialysis
- Chipley Dialysis1.1 miles away877 3rd Street Ste 2 Chipley Florida 32428CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (850) 638-7783
- Marianna Dialysis Center17.49 miles away2930 Optimist Dr Marianna Florida 32448CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (850) 482-5328
- Fresenius Kidney Care Marianna18.39 miles away4319 Lafayette St Marianna Florida 32446Dialysis Stations: 9 (850) 372-6380