Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Featuring an overall score of B, this nursing home is a very good choice. Even in a city with 14 nursing homes, this facility should be a fine choice. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
Another quality feature for this facility is that it received a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, this proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 98.05014 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a dangerous ailment for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility is also above average in the category of short-term care, where it was given a grade of B. It performed better than most facilities in this area. Short-term care ratings are crucial for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a broad scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we rated is nursing, which turned out to be this facility's worst area. We awarded this facility a D in this category. Naturally, this score hurt the nursing home's overall profile to some degree. The nursing grade consists of a handful of subcategories, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility averaged only 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Although this facility didn't excel in the area of nursing hours, it surprised us in a few of the quality-based assessments in the nursing category, such as avoiding major falls. This place was better than average in this metric, which is one redeeming quality we found in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 9.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who have pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 3.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 2.24% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 14.58% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 12.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 97.96% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 18.18% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 15.52% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 15.52% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 15.59% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, 62.24% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for New Orleans, LA
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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