AHC Applingwood is in Cordova, Tennessee. This city has a population of 78,138 people. With an overall score of C, this is a respectable facility. This nursing home seems to have some things going for it. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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AHC Applingwood
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was not bad, it really fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A+ for that category, which is one of our best scores. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we have deficiency counts for this nursing home. Without having all of the deficiency related data for this nursing home, it is difficult to really evaluate it in the area of inspections.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home earned high grades in our nursing category as well. In fact, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an C. Our nursing rating analyzes the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which is well below average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in some of these quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this metric. This is typically a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning residents even once per day.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded its third highest category score in the category of long-term care. We awarded this facility a C in this category, which is a reasonably acceptable score. With our long-term care assessment, we focus on the amount of care provided by a facility, as well as a series of qualitative datapoints. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 62.5 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's least impressive category is short-term care, which is the final category we analyzed. For this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of D. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. With a score of this caliber for this area, we were not shocked to discover this place was below average in several staffing areas we assess. In fact, it supplied far fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who returned home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 4.1 percent of its patients returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
AHC Applingwood Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In AHC Applingwood, 8.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In AHC Applingwood, 3.29% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who have had a fall leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In AHC Applingwood, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In AHC Applingwood, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In AHC Applingwood, 29.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In AHC Applingwood, 9.14% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In AHC Applingwood, 88.31% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In AHC Applingwood, 17.11% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Many would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In AHC Applingwood, 20.35% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In AHC Applingwood, 1.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In AHC Applingwood, 20.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In AHC Applingwood, 11.68 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In AHC Applingwood, 74.44% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.76 miles away2986 Kate Bond Rd Memphis Tennessee 38133Proprietary(901) 820-7050
- Baptist Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.67 miles away6019 Walnut Grove Road Memphis Tennessee 38120Voluntary non-profit - Private(901) 226-5000
- St Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.51 miles away5959 Park Ave Memphis Tennessee 38119Proprietary(901) 765-1000
- Crestwyn Behavioral HealthPsychiatric 9.54 miles away9485 Crestwyn Hills Cove Memphis Tennessee 38125Proprietary(901) 457-5667
- Delta Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.63 miles away3000 Getwell Rd Memphis Tennessee 38118Proprietary(901) 369-8100
- Methodist Healthcare Memphis HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 11.72 miles away1265 Union Ave Suite 700 Memphis Tennessee 38104Voluntary non-profit - Church(901) 516-8274
- Memphis Mental Health InstitutePsychiatric 12.25 miles away951 Court Avenue Memphis Tennessee 38103Government - Local(901) 577-1800
- Regional One HealthAcute Care Hospitals 12.33 miles away877 Jefferson Avenue Memphis Tennessee 38103Government - Hospital District or Authority(901) 545-7928
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Wolf River Dialysis2.07 miles away7990 Trinity Road Suite 101 Cordova Tennessee 38018Dialysis Stations: 12 (901) 751-3120
- u.s. Renal Care Galleria Dialysis3.32 miles away8592 Ricky Bell Cove Memphis Tennessee 38133Dialysis Stations: 20 (901) 380-5755
- Memphis East Dialysis3.46 miles away6029 Walnut Grove Road, Suite c003 Memphis Tennessee 38120CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (901) 747-2316
- Fmc Bartlett3.64 miles away3348 N Germantown Rd Memphis Tennessee 38133Dialysis Stations: 16 (901) 379-2447
- Fmc Memphis Germantown3.8 miles away7640 Wolf River Circle Germantown Tennessee 38138Dialysis Stations: 24 (901) 757-4119
- Heckscher Dialysis, LLC4.1 miles away8000 Wolf River Blvd Suite 106 Germantown Tennessee 38138Dialysis Stations: 17 (901) 757-4809
- Isd Bartlett LLC5.09 miles away2920 Covington Pike Memphis Tennessee 38128CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (901) 248-6020
- Bio-Medical Applications of Tennessee, Inc5.14 miles away5020 English Towne Dr Memphis Tennessee 38128Dialysis Stations: 19 (901) 266-1551