Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates is in Gainesville, Georgia, a city with a total of 120,577 people. With an overall grade of A, this is without a doubt an elite nursing home. We were not surprised to discover that this is actually the best facility in Gainesville. As you can find below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category grades. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong facility overall, it also earned A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections are nearly flawless. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
On the list of its many high-end grades, this facility was awarded a strong long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in that area. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 97.74775 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a dangerous condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a strong short-term care grade. In fact, this is this nursing home's third strongest category score. In that area, we awarded this facility a score of A. In determining our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
In our last category, this facility also received an excellent nursing rating, with a B+. This rounded out a very strong profile. When determining our nursing ratings, we look at both staffing levels and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 10.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 21.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 5.28% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 93.36% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 16.65% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 20.73% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 1.6 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 20.73 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 11.5 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates, 69.89% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Gainesville, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncAcute Care Hospitals 6.08 miles away743 Spring Street Gainesville Georgia 30501Government - Local(770) 535-3553
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Lake Lanier3.1 miles away2565 Thompson Bridge Road Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 10 (678) 450-0364
- Fresenius Medical Care Gainesville3.93 miles away1856 Thompson Bridge Road Suite 101 Gainesville Georgia 30501CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (770) 534-6999
- Gainesville Dialysis5.11 miles away2545 Flintridge Road Ste 130 Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 15 (770) 536-7194
- Jesse Jewell Dialysis6.1 miles away1475 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Ne Suite 110 Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 13 (770) 538-7598
- Northeast Georgia Home Training6.18 miles away1485 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Ne Gainesville Georgia 30501Dialysis Stations: 1 (770) 297-0547
- Fresenius Medical Care Hall County6.19 miles away1492 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Se Gainesville Georgia 30501CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (678) 989-0231
- Fresenius Kidney Care North Forsyth14.22 miles away3530 Rowe Lane Cumming Georgia 30041Dialysis Stations: 11 (770) 886-5750
- Braselton Dialysis19.6 miles away1241 Friendship Rd Suite 130 Braselton Georgia 30517Dialysis Stations: 13 (770) 965-6056