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Diversicare of Bessemer

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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820 Golf Course Road,
Bessemer AL 35020

(205) 425-5241

77.83% estimated occupancy 1

Diversicare of Bessemer is located in Bessemer, Alabama, a city with 71,463 people. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. This grade isn't too far off the city grade for Bessemer, which is a B-. The best part of this place's report card was is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

It should be noted that this facility's inspection rating outpaced its overall grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for its inspections grade, which is one of our better scores. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a positive score in our long-term care category. We gave this nursing home an above average grade of B in this area. For patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 82.00409 percent of its residents. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also awarded this facility a solid score in the area of short-term care, with a B-. In calculating these short-term care scores, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to create a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

The last area we looked at was nursing, which was this nursing home's least impressive area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in this area. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This particular facility offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This number is well below the national average. This place also had terrible scores in some of the quality-based metrics to go along with its weak nursing hours. We looked at the percentage of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and we were very disappointed. This facility was at approximately 150 percent of the national average in this statistic. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores could be avoided with better nursing care. This metric helped pull down this facility's nursing score significantly.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Diversicare of Bessemer Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 12.7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 2.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are often linked to poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term patients which have sustained a UTI. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 11.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 16.59% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents showing signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may be a sign lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 88.4% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 6.7% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 11.5% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 11.5% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 14.07% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Diversicare of Bessemer, 83.93% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Scores for Bessemer, AL

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Bessemer, Alabama has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Medical West, an Affiliate of Uab Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 0.23 miles away995 9th Avenue Southwest Bessemer Alabama 35021Government - Hospital District or Authority(205) 481-7000
  • Princeton Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.36 miles away701 Princeton Avenue Southwest Birmingham Alabama 35211Voluntary non-profit - Church(205) 783-3800
  • Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.9 miles away1000 First Street North Alabaster Alabama 35007Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 620-8100
  • Brookwood Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.07 miles away2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive Birmingham Alabama 35209Proprietary(205) 877-1000
  • Children's Hospital of AlabamaChildrens 14.28 miles away1600 Seventh Avenue South Birmingham Alabama 35233Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 939-9100
  • Uab Callahan Eye Hospital AuthorityAcute Care Hospitals 14.41 miles away1720 University Blvd, Suite 500 Birmingham Alabama 35233Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 325-8100
  • University of Alabama HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.56 miles away619 South 19th Street Birmingham Alabama 35233Government - State(205) 934-4011
  • St Vincent's BirminghamAcute Care Hospitals 15.23 miles away810 St Vincent's Drive Birmingham Alabama 35205Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 939-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bessemer Kidney Center0.27 miles away975 9th Ave Sw Suite 500 Bessemer Alabama 35022Dialysis Stations: 36 (205) 424-3757
  • Jewel Dialysis1.67 miles away514 W. Town Plaza Bessemer Alabama 35020CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (205) 481-4386
  • Bessemer Dialysis2.09 miles away901 Westlake Mall Ste 101 Bessemer Alabama 35020Dialysis Stations: 16 (205) 424-1848
  • Fresenius Medical Care Mccalla, LLC2.7 miles away4748 Bell Hill Road Bessemer Alabama 35022Dialysis Stations: 13 (205) 424-8528
  • Fmc Midfield Dialysis5.81 miles away613 Bessemer Super Highway Birmingham Alabama 35228CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (205) 481-0019
  • Fmc Fairfield (Steel City)8.41 miles away6508 E. J. Oliver Blvd Fairfield Alabama 35064Dialysis Stations: 12 (205) 780-5122
  • Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, LLC10.23 miles away35 West Lakeshore Drive Suite 105 Birmingham Alabama 35209Dialysis Stations: 13 (205) 290-1197
  • Ensley Dialysis10.86 miles away2630 Avenue E Birmingham Alabama 35218CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (205) 786-1371