Alexian Village of Tennessee is a facility in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, which has a population of 15,310 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B+. A score in this range requires strong marks in most areas. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the nation. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
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Alexian Village of Tennessee
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall rating, this facility received an A+ inspection grade. This grade is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can offer a facility. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. Although this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of A- for our long-term care score. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 94.181816 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our nursing grade analyzes quite a few datapoints, most of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we rated was short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility an acceptable grade of C. This actually turned out to be this facility's worst category. In the area of short-term care, we seek to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 3.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alexian Village of Tennessee Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 8.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients which suffered from pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 3.29% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 29.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 9.14% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 88.31% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 17.11% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 20.35% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 1.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 20.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 11.68 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alexian Village of Tennessee, 74.44% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Erlanger Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.63 miles away975 E 3rd St Chattanooga Tennessee 37403Government - Hospital District or Authority(423) 778-7000
- Memorial Healthcare System, IncAcute Care Hospitals 8.13 miles away2525 Desales Ave Chattanooga Tennessee 37404Voluntary non-profit - Church(423) 495-2525
- Parkridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.16 miles away2333 Mccallie Ave Chattanooga Tennessee 37404Proprietary(423) 894-4220
- Chi Memorial Hospital- GeorgiaAcute Care Hospitals 13.37 miles away100 Gross Crescent Circle Fort Oglethorpe Georgia 30742Proprietary(770) 874-5400
Nearby Dialysis
- Chattanooga Kidney Center North, LLC3.33 miles away649 Morrison Springs Road Chattanooga Tennessee 37415CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (423) 468-1000
- Dci Hixson7.1 miles away1816 Hamill Rd. Hixson Tennessee 37343Dialysis Stations: 12 (423) 875-0020
- Dci Chattanooga 3rd St7.3 miles away1425 East Third Street Chattanooga Tennessee 37404CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (423) 698-0927
- Dci Chattanooga Broad St7.83 miles away3555 Broad St. Chattanooga Tennessee 37409CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (423) 756-8808
- Dci Lyerly8.01 miles away2300 East Third Street Suite A Chattanooga Tennessee 37404Dialysis Stations: 26 (423) 698-6422
- Kidney Center of Missionary Ridge, LLC9.72 miles away3810 Brainerd Road Chattanooga Tennessee 37411CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 71 (423) 486-9510
- Kidney Center of Hwy 5810.23 miles away4803 Hwy 58 Suite B Chattanooga Tennessee 37416CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (423) 468-3178
- Chattanooga Kidney Center11.04 miles away2118 Stein Drive Chattanooga Tennessee 37421CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (423) 648-4900