Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge in Blue Ridge, GA

Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Blue Ridge, Georgia. It is located in Fannin county at 99 Ouida Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513. You can reach out to the office of Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge via phone at (706) 632-2271. This skilled nursing facility has 101 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 60.4%. Its legal business name is Pruitthealth-blue Ridge Llc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge (Medicare CCN 115468) 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 1989 (35 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in November, 2019.

Contact Information

Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
99 Ouida Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513
(706) 632-2271

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Nursing Home Profile

NamePruitthealth - Blue Ridge
Location99 Ouida Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds101
Occupancy Rate60.4%
Medicare ID (CCN)115468
Legal Business NamePruitthealth-blue Ridge Llc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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

NPI Number1730136599
Organization NamePRUITTHEALTH - BLUE RIDGE, LLC
Doing Business AsPRUITTHEALTH - BLUE RIDGE
Address99 Ouida St, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
Phone Number706-632-2271

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge 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$119828
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge 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 increased20.6114.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight11.455.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder34.8548.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.311.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection7.912.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms5.55.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained1.810.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury03.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.5593.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication21.7414.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine91.6183.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication3.131.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened32.9917.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication31.9819.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers13.77.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine98.595.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function67.8167.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine93.6282.93

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Nursing Homes in Blue Ridge, GA

Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
Location: 99 Ouida Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513
Phone: (706) 632-2271    

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