Waycross Health and Rehabilitation

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Waycross Health and Rehabilitation's website

1910 Dorothy Street,
Waycross GA 31501

(912) 285-4721

50.32% 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. We were pleased to find out that this was in line with the other facilities in Waycross, which is one of the better cities in Georgia to find a nursing home. As you can find below, this facility also performed just fine in our category ratings. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

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

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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

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

This facility is also above average in the category of long-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It performed better than most nursing homes in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility 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 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

Turning to our third category, this nursing home also earned a score of B for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this category. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to create a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at 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 look like this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Moving on to the final category, this facility received a highly favorable nursing rating. This nursing home didn't turn out to have any noticeable weaknesses. We weighed the levels of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses worked with residents, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Waycross Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint can be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 5.28% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 93.36% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 16.65% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 20.73% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Waycross Health and Rehabilitation, 69.89% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with better 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