Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation is a large non-profit facility in Albany, Georgia. We awarded this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. You really can not do any better than this facility. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card is its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong facility overall, it also received A+ inspections recently. Its inspections are virtually perfect. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk 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
In addition, this nursing home also was given favorable long-term care scores this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our more favorable grades in that category, with a grade of B+. Facilities that do well in this category tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 94.05521 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia can be a life or death ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not take any chances. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. In computing our nursing scores, we weigh both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we rated is short-term care. This nursing home was given a strong nursing score in our assessment, with a B. Although this was not as strong as several of its other category grades, this is nevertheless one of the more favorable grades for that area. Our short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 10.66% 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, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 1.49% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents which had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 3.88% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 26.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term residents that were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 15.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 96.6% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 20.57% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 21.96% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 21.96% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 9.35% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation, 59.75% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.18 miles away417 Third Avenue Albany Georgia 31703Government - Hospital District or Authority(229) 312-4068
- Phoebe Worth Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.09 miles away807 South Isabella Street Sylvester Georgia 31791Voluntary non-profit - Private(229) 777-3851
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci Albany0.22 miles away337 Fifth Ave. Albany Georgia 31701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (229) 888-3996
- Dialysis Clinic Inc Clark Home Training Center0.28 miles away1210 N Jefferson Street Albany Georgia 31701Dialysis Stations: 9 (229) 888-4917
- Dci East Albany2.52 miles away1314 Radium Springs Rd Albany Georgia 31705CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (229) 434-1175
- Bio-Medical Applications of Georgia2.73 miles away110 Logan Court Albany Georgia 31707Dialysis Stations: 11 (229) 883-1119
- Total Renal Care, Inc.3.91 miles away244 Cordele Rd Suite 165 Albany Georgia 31705Dialysis Stations: 13 (229) 446-6412
- Dialysis Clinic Inc.-Pointe North4.45 miles away650 Pointe North Blvd. Albany Georgia 31721Dialysis Stations: 19 (229) 888-8015
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. - Leesburg4.67 miles away210 Park Street Leesburg Georgia 31763Dialysis Stations: 22 (229) 759-1911
- Dci Albany West Town4.73 miles away1921 W Oakridge Dr Albany Georgia 31707CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (229) 435-9295