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Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
99 Ouida Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
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Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge Description
Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge is a very large 101 bed community that offers assisted living, nursing care, hospice, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and is about 29.6 miles outside the small town of Dahlonega, Georgia and is part of the PruittHealth network of communities. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio and semi-private or share or companion room layouts.
The community has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 making it the 3rd highest rated community in the city out of 3 communities. See more information on reviews.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 1 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Assisted Living
Assisted living offers a supportive community environment with personalized care and assistance for seniors who value their independence but need help with daily activities.
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Nursing Home
Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.
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Skilled Nursing
Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Positive Reviews:
- Many reviewers praised the facility for its wonderful care, highlighting the staff's willingness to communicate, their friendliness, and professionalism.
- Visitors appreciated the efficient and polite scheduling process for visits, as well as the welcoming greeting upon arrival.
- Several reviews noted the caring and service-oriented nature of the staff, with some specifically mentioning the excellent care received in the rehabilitation section.
- The facility was described as clean, with a team approach to care, and administration actively helping as needed.
Negative Reviews:
- Some reviews criticized the facility for being understaffed and uncaring towards residents, with specific mention of neglect and verbal abuse by staff.
- Concerns were raised about recent management changes leading to a decline in care quality and staff morale, with a high turnover affecting the consistency of care.
- Communication issues were a common complaint, with reports of slow responses, difficulty reaching staff, and lack of follow-up on inquiries and concerns.
- One particularly distressing review recounted a family's struggle to get their loved one admitted, leading to a tragic outcome due to perceived negligence and lack of communication from the facility's management.
Mixed Reviews:
- While the staff were generally praised for their friendliness and professionalism, there were significant concerns about the facility's management and operational efficiency.
- The quality of food, especially breakfast, was mentioned as a downside by one reviewer.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 1
Health inspection rating: 1
Staffing rating: 3
Quality measure rating: 3
Long-term quality measure rating:
2
Short-term quality measure rating:
5
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: July 5, 1989
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 101
Total current residents: 58
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 1
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 0
Total cost of fines: $0
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
Scope | |||
---|---|---|---|
Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-26 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-05-10 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. |
2018-07-18 | 2018-09-03 | F | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
2023-02-09 | 2023-03-28 | F | Environmental Deficiencies | Keep all essential equipment working safely. |
2019-11-21 | 2020-01-02 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. |
2019-11-21 | 2020-01-02 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
2019-11-21 | 2020-01-02 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. |
2019-11-21 | 2020-01-02 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
2018-07-21 | 2018-09-03 | J | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
2018-07-21 | 2018-09-03 | J | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
2018-07-21 | 2018-09-03 | J | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. |
2018-07-21 | 2018-09-03 | E | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. |
2018-07-21 | 2018-09-03 | J | Administration Deficiencies | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. |
2018-07-21 | 2018-09-03 | J | Administration Deficiencies | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. |
Fines
Fine Date | Fine Amount |
---|---|
2018-07-21 | $119,828 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Dahlonega which is 29.6 miles away and has a population of 6,394 (very small town).
- The average income is $69,468, which is high compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 78
- Low Temperature: 40
- Average Temperature: 60.6
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 197 days of rain, 12 days of snow and 155 days of sun
- Precipitation: 3.4 inches a year
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 75.82 years old, which is very low compared to other zip codes.
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Supermarkets
Walmart Supercenter
1.3 miles awayFresh N' Frugal
1.3 miles awayMointain Casuals
1.3 miles awayFood Lion
1.4 miles awayIngles
2.0 miles awayTransportation
Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
0.5 miles awayBlue Ridge Scenic Railway Station - McCaysville
9.3 miles awayNone Found
Banks
United Community Bank
0.9 miles awayTruist
1.0 miles awayFirst Citizens Bank
1.7 miles awaySouth State Bank
1.9 miles awayPeoples Bank of East Tennessee
9.3 miles awayHospitals
Fannin Regional Hospital
4.9 miles awayUnion General Hospital
20.5 miles awayMurphy Medical Center
25.0 miles awayErlanger Western Carolina Hospital
25.1 miles awayPharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy
1.3 miles awayCVS Pharmacy
1.8 miles awayMcCaysville Drug & Gun
9.3 miles awayTallent Drugs
9.4 miles awayWalgreens
14.7 miles awayDentists
Blairsville Dental
20.5 miles awayParks
Downtown Blue Ridge Park
0.4 miles awayWilla Mae Haight Park
0.4 miles awayBlue Ridge City Park
0.5 miles awayFannin County Veterans Memorial Park
1.3 miles awayBlue Ridge Lake Recreation Area
2.0 miles awayNone Found
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Restaurants
Misty Mountain Hops Vinyl Pub
0.5 miles awaySue's Best Burger in Town
1.0 miles awayBlue Ridge Mountain Bar-B-Q
1.0 miles awayCircle J Family Steakhouse
1.1 miles awayWaffle House
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