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Waycross Health and Rehabilitation

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Grade: B-plus
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1910 Dorothy Street,
Waycross GA 31501

(912) 285-4721

61.41% estimated occupancy 1

Waycross Health and Rehabilitation is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Waycross, Georgia. Featuring an overall score of B+, this looks like a high quality facility. Based on our ratings, you could do much worse than this place. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile was its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with a favorable overall score, we gave this nursing home an A+ for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. 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

Grade: A-minus

This facility truly excelled in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Not many nursing homes performed better in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B. It outpaced most facilities in this category. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is often a solid assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last item we considered in this area is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we assessed is nursing. We awarded this nursing home a decent grade in that area, with a B-. While this isn't as favorable as several of this facility's other scores, it is nevertheless a middle of the pack score. We analyzed the licensure of nurses working for the facility, as well as the number of hours those nurses spent with residents, in determining our rating in this category. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, our nursing grades also consider some quality-focused metrics. We like to look at the percent of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Waycross Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 13.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 2.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 2.84% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that had UTI's. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 21.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 26.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 4.49% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 100% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 20.24% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 17.43% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 17.43% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 13.54% of Patients

This 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 medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 82.22% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Memorial Satilla HealthAcute Care Hospitals 0.79 miles away1900 Tebeau Street Waycross Georgia 31501Voluntary non-profit - Private(912) 287-2500

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Facilities Inc Waycross1 miles away220 Uvalda St Waycross Georgia 31501CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (912) 285-2487
  • Satilla River Dialysis1.53 miles away308 Carswell Ave Waycross Georgia 31501Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 285-1663

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=115605