Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

600 West Memorial Drive,
Dallas GA 30132

70.93% estimated occupancy ¹

Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center is a large hospital-based nursing home located in Dallas, Georgia. Featuring an overall rating of A+, this facility is ranked among the most impressive nursing homes we assessed. As far as we can see, this place should be a wonderful choice for most people. Headlining this place's exemplary profile is its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
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Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Corporation

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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. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. This nursing home was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to resident 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 gave this nursing home a score of A+ for its long-term care grade. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After assessing the impressive nursing care provided by this facility, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. The last statistic we looked at was its hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 2.47 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Our nursing grade features numerous subcategories. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility offers extremely high levels of nursing care, averaging 4.1 hours per resident on a daily basis. This is more nursing care than nearly any other facility offers. Finally, this nursing home also excelled in several quality measures we assessed. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is typically an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by offering better nursing care and a system of turning residents more frequently.

Short-term Care Quality

Switching gears to the last category, this nursing home also performed well in the short-term care category. We gave it an A- in that area. This completed a straight A report card. Short-term care scores are crucial for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is physical therapy hours. We found that it offers more hours with physical therapists to its residents than most facilities. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that it fared better than most facilities in this area with 55 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, at most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 10.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 3.08% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a fall which caused severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 3.2% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 18.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 5.36% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 93.3% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 17.29% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 23.16% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 1.5 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 23.16 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 11.64 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center, 69.86% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

Wellstar Paulding HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.2 miles away2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway Hiram Georgia 30141Voluntary non-profit - Other(470) 644-7000
Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaAcute Care Hospitals 12.91 miles away601 Dallas Highway Villa Rica Georgia 30180Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 456-3101
Wellstar Douglas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.18 miles away8954 Hospital Drive Douglasville Georgia 30134Voluntary non-profit - Private(770) 949-1500
Wellstar Cobb HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.01 miles away3950 Austell Rd Austell Georgia 30106Voluntary non-profit - Other(770) 732-4000
Wellstar Kennestone HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.68 miles away677 Church Street Marietta Georgia 30060Government - Hospital District or Authority(770) 793-5000

Nearby Dialysis

Paulding Dialysis0.31 miles away4019 Johns Road Dallas Georgia 30132Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 445-3571
Us Renal Care Hiram Home, LLC0.73 miles away500 Nathan Dean Blvd Suite 102 Dallas Georgia 30157Dialysis Stations: 1 (770) 443-2565
Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc0.97 miles away112 Village Walk Dallas Georgia 30132Dialysis Stations: 11 (678) 363-6226
Fresenius Medical Care Hiram4.45 miles away3919 Atlanta Highway Hiram Georgia 30141CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 443-9048
Seminole Dialysis, LLC4.9 miles away76 Highland Pavilion Court Hiram Georgia 30141Dialysis Stations: 13 (678) 384-1180
Davita Macland Dialysis11.4 miles away4110 Austell Powder Springs Rd ste100 Powder Springs Georgia 30127Dialysis Stations: 17 (770) 439-8775
Fmcna Villa Rica13.62 miles away130 Prospector Dr Villa Rica Georgia 30180Dialysis Stations: 16 (770) 459-7135
Colonial Springs Dialysis13.87 miles away2840 East West Connector Suite 350 Austell Georgia 30106CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (770) 222-2236