Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home in Savannah, Georgia. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of D. A grade in this range typically indicates a few red flags. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are eight other nursing homes in Savannah. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection reports. You can scroll down to learn more about inspections and other category scores
Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't rate this facility favorably overall, we did give it an excellent score in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. It is generally in your best interest to avoid places that had a long list of deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facilities second best category was long-term care. We gave it a C in this area. This is basically a slightly below average grade in this category. With our long-term care grade, we focus on the sheer quantity of services provided by a facility, along with a series of qualitative metrics. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. We were optimistic to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. When computing our nursing grades, we analyze both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. With just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home's nurse staffing levels were far below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This nursing home performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the last area, this nursing home did not perform well in this category either. With an abysmal grade of F in short-term care, this is about as terrible as it gets. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 3.9 percent of its patients returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients that were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 5.28% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating signs of depression. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 93.36% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.65% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 20.73% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 11.5 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 69.89% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Savannah, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Savannah, Georgia has 8 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Memorial Health University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.16 miles away4700 Waters Avenue Savannah Georgia 31404Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 350-3691
- Candler HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.19 miles away5353 Reynolds Street Savannah Georgia 31412Voluntary non-profit - Other(912) 819-6000
- Georgia Regional Hosp SavannahPsychiatric 11.29 miles away1915 Eisenhower Drive Savannah Georgia 31416Government - State(912) 356-2045
- St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahAcute Care Hospitals 11.42 miles away11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah Georgia 31419Voluntary non-profit - Private(912) 819-4100
- Coastal Carolina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.23 miles away1000 Medical Center Drive Hardeeville South Carolina 29927Proprietary(843) 784-8182
- Effingham Health SystemCritical Access Hospitals 17.15 miles away459 Ga Highway 119 South Springfield Georgia 31329Government - Hospital District or Authority(912) 754-0160
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc West Chatham Dialysis Center2.56 miles away113 Minus Avenue Savannah Georgia 31408Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 965-0305
- Pooler Dialysis5.38 miles away54 Traders Way Pooler Georgia 31322Dialysis Stations: 12 (912) 748-1018
- Bayshore Dialysis LLC6.88 miles away540 E Oglethorpe Ave Savannah Georgia 31401Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 236-3053
- Dsi Savannah Drayton Dialysis7.12 miles away1020 Drayton Street Savannah Georgia 31401CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (912) 233-6067
- Derenne Dialysis8.67 miles away5303 Montgomery St Savannah Georgia 31405CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (912) 352-1354
- Coastal Dialysis Center8.74 miles away1460 East Victory Drive Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 43 (912) 232-2691
- Williams Street Dialysis8.9 miles away2812 Williams St Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (912) 354-5005
- Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia, Inc.9.36 miles away5694a Ogeechee Road Savannah Georgia 31405Dialysis Stations: 19 (912) 232-5554