Ave Maria Home is just one of 21 facilities in Memphis, Tennessee. We awarded this nursing home a quality overall score of B+. After sizing up the other alternatives in Memphis, this appears to be a better option than most of them. This is an impressive achievement since the city offers some quality nursing homes. This place definitely has plenty of good features. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Ave Maria Home
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a great nursing home is it received an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this very important category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. This nursing home was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these 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.
Long-term Care Quality
An additional strong feature for this nursing home is that it was given an above average long-term care grade. Indeed, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.1685 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we assessed was short-term care. This nursing home was given an above average short-term care score, with a B+ in the category. Short-term care grades are typically employed to grade a facility's performance with rehabilitation To have high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. We were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we scored was nursing. In this category, we gave this facility a decent grade of B-. This actually ended up being this nursing home's least impressive area. Our nursing grade analyzes a handful of components, but the paramount consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility averages 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident daily, which is well below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care offered.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ave Maria Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ave Maria Home, 8.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ave Maria Home, 3.44% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ave Maria Home, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ave Maria Home, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ave Maria Home, 29.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ave Maria Home, 9.05% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ave Maria Home, 89.05% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ave Maria Home, 16.44% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ave Maria Home, 24.2% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Ave Maria Home, 1.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ave Maria Home, 24.2 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ave Maria Home, 11.03 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ave Maria Home, 73.13% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Memphis, TN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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