Amara Healthcare & Rehab in Augusta, GA

Amara Healthcare & Rehab is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Augusta, Georgia. It is located in Richmond county at 2021 Scott Road, Augusta, Georgia 30906. You can reach out to the office of Amara Healthcare & Rehab via phone at (706) 793-1057. This skilled nursing facility has 193 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 39.9%. Its legal business name is University Health Resources, Inc. and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Amara Healthcare & Rehab (Medicare CCN 115150) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1978 (46 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in January, 2020.

Contact Information

Amara Healthcare & Rehab
2021 Scott Road, Augusta, Georgia 30906
(706) 793-1057

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Nursing Home Profile

NameAmara Healthcare & Rehab
Location2021 Scott Road, Augusta, Georgia
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds193
Occupancy Rate39.9%
Medicare ID (CCN)115150
Legal Business NameUniversity Health Resources, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Amara Healthcare & Rehab from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1043668460
Organization NameUNIVERSITY EXTENDED CARE,INC
Doing Business AsAMARA HEALTHCARE AND REHAB
Address2021 Scott Rd, Augusta, GA 30906
Phone Number706-793-1057

NPI Number1609809706
Organization NameSALEM NURSING & REHAB CENTER OF AUGUSTA, INC.
Doing Business AsAMARA HEALTH CARE & REHAB
Address2021 Scott Rd, Augusta, GA 30906
Phone Number706-793-1057

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Amara Healthcare & Rehab are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Amara Healthcare & Rehab give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$650
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Amara Healthcare & Rehab is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased16.2714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight13.135.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder54.148.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.471.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection3.652.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.25.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.993.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine93.0793.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication11.7614.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine64.983.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.041.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened41.2817.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication12.8919.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers10.77.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.7595.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function59.3667.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine89.3382.93

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