Alexian Village of Tennessee
671 Alexian Way, Signal Mountain TN 37377 · (423) 886-0100 · 73.07% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Alexian Village of Tennessee is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. This nursing home turns out to be an A+ facility, which is our very best rating. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top ten percentile of all nursing homes in the nation. If you look below, you can see this place's category grades, which look to be equally impressive as its overall grade.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 114 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Church related
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ long-term care grade. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care typically provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 98.107254 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.18 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Facility Inspections
This facility also earned an A+ inspection score, making it one of the few places to receive multiple A+'s in our categories. This is based on the place's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a nursing home. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, this place also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last area, this nursing home also was given a very strong short-term care rating, with a grade of A. This topped off a very impressive report card. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be most meaningful for folks in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility offered more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the majority of facilities in this area with 54.2 percent of its residents able to return home. This is a higher rate than most facilities.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alexian Village of Tennessee Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents who sustained falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better