Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
1000 Dorset Road, Savannah GA 31407 · (912) 964-1515 · 74.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is in Savannah, Georgia. The city has a population of 236,823 people. This nursing home received an overall grade of C, which is a solid grade. Based on our ratings, there are definitely far worse nursing homes out there. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 101 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This facility received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its excellent inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also fared well in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we awarded it a score of A- in that area, which is one of our highest scores. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 97.849464 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. While it had 2.06 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was close to the national average since it had some more complicated patients.
Nurse Quality
Another strength of this facility is its favorable grade in nursing. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with an D. The nursing rating consists of a handful of components, but the primary consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. With only 2.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this place's nurse staffing levels were quite a bit below average. Finally, we also looked at some quality-based metrics in computing our nursing scores. This nursing home was above average in two of the major datapoints we considered, with good marks for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are typically reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care available.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we graded was short-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an F for this category, which is a bottom of the barrel grade. This is clearly a major concern. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to craft a fair measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. With its grade in this area, we were not stunned to discover that this nursing home was well below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we looked at. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 24.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can reduce 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 statistic gauges the percentage of long-term residents which have experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better