Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center is located in Augusta, Georgia. This city has a total of 202,193 people. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some decent marks. This grade is not too far off the city grade for Augusta, which is a B-. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its remarkable inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
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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. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's second best category is short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. In the category of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. In this place's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the average facility. Finally, we considered the number of patients who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a solid grade in the area of long-term care, where it received a C. In crafting these long-term care ratings, we assess the facility's personal care services. After considering the amount of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 72.46377 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this facility excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The next area we assessed was nursing, proved to be this facility's weakest area. We gave this facility a grade of D in that area. Our nursing score assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. This place offered only 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is well below average. To pair with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per patient, this facility also didn't perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and major falls. This nursing home had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average nursing home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 14.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.17% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 19.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 9.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. High rates of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 79.65% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 22.48% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 27.11% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 27.11% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 15.76% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center, 51.49% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Augusta, GA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- 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
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Nearby Hospitals
- Doctors HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.29 miles away3651 Wheeler Road Augusta Georgia 30909Proprietary(706) 651-6008
- Dwight Eisenhower Amc (Ft Gordon)Acute Care - Department of Defense 4.25 miles away300 East Hospital Road Augusta Georgia 30905Department of Defense(706) 787-5811
- Au Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.04 miles away1120 15th Street Augusta Georgia 30912Voluntary non-profit - Other(706) 721-6569
- University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.6 miles away1350 Walton Way Augusta Georgia 30901Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 722-9011
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc of Augusta Inc0.17 miles away1109 Medical Center Drive Building H Augusta Georgia 30909Dialysis Stations: 21 (706) 860-9220
- Fmc Crossroads1.95 miles away1719 Magnolia Way Augusta Georgia 30919Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 228-7253
- Wylds Road Dialysis2.4 miles away1815 Wylds Road Augusta Georgia 30909Dialysis Stations: 20 (706) 733-0522
- Fresenius Medical Care Evans3.91 miles away696 Industrial Park Dr Evans Georgia 30809Dialysis Stations: 21 (706) 868-0011
- Total Renal Care, Inc.4.47 miles away401 Town Park Blvd Evans Georgia 30809Dialysis Stations: 16 (706) 854-9502
- Ara South Augusta Clinic5.16 miles away1649 Gordon Highway Augusta Georgia 30906CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (706) 796-1236
- Rai Deans Bridge5.32 miles away2841 Deans Bridge Road Augusta Georgia 30906Dialysis Stations: 21 (706) 790-5909
- Nephrology Center of South Augusta5.38 miles away1631 Gordon Hwy Store 1b Augusta Georgia 30906Dialysis Stations: 19 (706) 790-8300