Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is one of just a few available nursing homes located in Cullman, Alabama. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the 100 best facilities in Alabama. This is an impressive accomplishment in a state with a long list of elite nursing homes. Based on our ratings, you can't go wrong with this nursing home. While we were impressed with this facility overall, we did want to let you know that there was an ownership change in the last year. We will keep an eye on their inspections and quality scores to confirm they maintain their high marks in the future.
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Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
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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. Our inspection grades are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end profile, this nursing home also was given a strong short-term care grade, with a grade of A-. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
Moving on our next category, this facility received a top-shelf long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in this category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a life threatening condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
In the last area, we gave this facility a grade of A+ for its nursing rating. This finished off an elite report card. There are quite a few subcategories included in this area. Most of the criteria relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Alabama in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving patients at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 4.02% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 6.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 3.47% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 20.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some situations, 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 Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 26.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 3.65% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 20.95% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 28.81% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 28.81% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 11.29% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Woodland Village Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 58.59% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cullman Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.26 miles away1912 Alabama Highway 157 Cullman Alabama 35058Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 737-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Treatment Centers Southeast Lp0.65 miles away1830 Lee Ave Sw Suite B-D Cullman Alabama 35055Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 736-9276
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc.1.65 miles away208 Broadway Dr Sw Cullman Alabama 35055Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 737-8222
- Dci Cullman3.29 miles away1734 Eva Road Ne Cullman Alabama 35055CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (256) 734-3055
- Bio-Medical Applications of Alabama, Inc.7.93 miles away1850 Parkland Dr Ne Cullman Alabama 35058Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 736-1051