Westbury Mcdonough
198 Hampton Street, Mcdonough GA 30253 · (770) 957-9081 · 67.76% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Westbury Mcdonough is the sole option located in Mcdonough, Georgia. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. In our view, this facility looks like a good fit for quite a few people. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 210 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out that this facility earned near flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A+ in this category. Inspection scores are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. You can't go wrong with a deficiency-free inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to this nursing home's list of strengths, it also received a first-rate short-term care score. We gave them a strong grade of A- in this category. Short-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This proved to be a real strength for this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in this area with 60.8 percent of its residents returning home. This is a substantially better rate than most nursing homes.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded it an above average score of B+ in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this facility had 3.97 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as favorable as some of its other scores in this category, this figure may be skewed for some nursing homes based on the medical complexity of patients.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our final area, this nursing home was awarded a decent nursing score. While this was not quite as impressive as several of its other grades, this is really not the end of the world. In computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we weigh the number of hours nurses are seeing patients as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averages 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. This facility performed admirably in this area. Avoiding serious falls is usually an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Some falls can be prevented if a nursing home provides enough nurses to assist its residents.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westbury Mcdonough Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better