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The Cambridge House

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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250 Bellebrook Rd,
Bristol TN 37620

(423) 968-4123

44.3% estimated occupancy 1

Note: The Cambridge House has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

The Cambridge House is a large facility located in Bristol, Tennessee. We gave this nursing home an overall score of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Bristol. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category is nursing, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Although we gave this facility an abysmal overall grade, we gave it a grade of B- for our nursing category. Our nursing grade weighs many components, however, the paramount consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. While this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this statistic. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning patients even once per day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its long-term care score, which turns out to be one of its more favorable category scores. For residents looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinates 97 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

This facility received very poor government inspection reports in recent years, causing us to give them a lowly F in our inspection category. An F in this area is typically a sign that there were some red flags on the nursing home's inspections. For places with bad inspection scores, you should really focus on any severe deficiencies found on their recent inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they posed a risk to resident safety or health. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last area we graded was short-term care. This nursing home received a rock bottom grade of F in this area. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to formulate a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. As you might expect, we learned that this facility offers substantially less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the typical facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Cambridge House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In The Cambridge House, 1.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In The Cambridge House, 3% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In The Cambridge House, 2.55% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A+

In The Cambridge House, 0% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used to treat a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In The Cambridge House, 44.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In The Cambridge House, 3.63% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In The Cambridge House, 97.12% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In The Cambridge House, 19.9% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating. Some experts believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In The Cambridge House, 24.88% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In The Cambridge House, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In The Cambridge House, 24.88% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In The Cambridge House, 8.42% of Patients

This metric is a measure of 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 gauge short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In The Cambridge House, 89.26% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Sycamore Shoals HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.2 miles away1501 West Elk Avenue Elizabethton Tennessee 37643Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 542-1300
  • Indian Path Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.26 miles away2000 Brookside Dr Kingsport Tennessee 37660Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 431-1941
  • Johnston Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.36 miles away16000 Johnston Memorial Drive Abingdon Virginia 24211Voluntary non-profit - Private(276) 258-1000
  • Franklin Woods Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.38 miles away300 Med Tech Parkway Johnson City Tennessee 37604Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 302-1120

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Bristol2.92 miles away2530 W. State St Bristol Tennessee 37620Dialysis Stations: 16 (423) 764-4044
  • Fmc Elizabethton14.92 miles away1210 Militia Court Elizabethton Tennessee 37643Dialysis Stations: 13 (423) 542-8208
  • Fmc - Abingdon15.91 miles away341 Falls Dr Abingdon Virginia 24210CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (276) 628-3380
  • Fmc Kingsport18.3 miles away2002 Brookside Drive Suite 101 Kingsport Tennessee 37660CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (423) 245-6464
  • Tn Smokie Mountain Dialysis19.11 miles away2320 Knob Creek Road Suite 408 Johnson City Tennessee 37604Dialysis Stations: 2 (423) 232-1969
  • Fmc Johnson City19.34 miles away100 Technology Lane Johnson City Tennessee 37604Dialysis Stations: 17 (423) 929-7181