Located in Dothan, Alabama, Wesley Place on Honeysuckle is one of just three facilities in this area. Featuring an overall grade of B+, this looks like a strong nursing home. This nursing home definitely has plenty going for it. This place is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Wesley Place on Honeysuckle
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ long-term care grade. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.29329 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
This facility has also received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed is short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a B- in this category. Short-term care scores are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final metric we considered in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we rated was nursing. In this category, we awarded this facility a decent grade of C. This actually was this facility's worst area. When determining our nursing ratings, we analyze both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, our nursing ratings also consider some quality-focused measures. We 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 better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wesley Place on Honeysuckle Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 3.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 6.54% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 2.17% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 16.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 15.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 0.95% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 99.65% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 17.79% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 14.64% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 14.64% 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 critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 14.36% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wesley Place on Honeysuckle, 75.28% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Flowers HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.74 miles away4370 West Main Street Dothan Alabama 36305Proprietary(334) 793-5000
- Southeast Alabama Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.35 miles away1108 Ross Clark Circle Dothan Alabama 36301Government - Hospital District or Authority(334) 793-8701
- Dale Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.5 miles away126 Hospital Ave Ozark Alabama 36360Government - Hospital District or Authority(334) 774-2601
Nearby Dialysis
- Dothan Dialysis1.31 miles away216 Graceland Dr. Dothan Alabama 36305CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (334) 793-4077
- Bio Medical Applications of Alabama Inc2.03 miles away118 Obrannan Park Drive Dothan Alabama 36303Dialysis Stations: 16 (334) 340-4055
- Davita Wiregrass Kidney Center4.03 miles away1450 Ross Clark Circle Suite 200 Dothan Alabama 36301CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (334) 792-8907
- Dci Dothan4.04 miles away1630 Columbia Hwy Dothan Alabama 36303CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (334) 793-3519
- Curecanti Dialysis LLC4.14 miles away1763 E Main Street Dothan Alabama 36301Dialysis Stations: 3 (334) 673-0246