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Barfield Health Care

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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22444 Highway 431,
Guntersville AL 35976

(256) 582-3112

97.34% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Guntersville, Alabama, Barfield Health Care is one of only two available nursing homes there. This is a very good facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. At the end of the day, this facility looks like a solid choice for most people. The best part of this nursing home's strong report card is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of receiving an elite overall score, this facility earned an A+ inspection rating. This score is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can offer a nursing home. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among the reasons we rated this facility so well is that it was given a strong long-term care score. Indeed, long-term care ended up being its second most favorable category score. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A-. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 91.56909 percent of its patients. This is a bit less than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. Our nursing grade weighs a number of factors. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final category we looked at was short-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B-. This actually is this nursing home's least impressive category. This is nevertheless not a bad grade. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Barfield Health Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Barfield Health Care, 6.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents that developed pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Barfield Health Care, 4.92% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Barfield Health Care, 4.61% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Barfield Health Care, 27.32% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Barfield Health Care, 25.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Barfield Health Care, 2.23% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could indicate worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Barfield Health Care, 94.64% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Barfield Health Care, 13.4% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Barfield Health Care, 15.07% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Barfield Health Care, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Barfield Health Care, 15.07% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Barfield Health Care, 7.06% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Barfield Health Care, 72.82% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fkc Arab3.66 miles away310 South Brindlee Mountain Parkway Arab Alabama 35016CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (256) 640-8283
  • Fresenius Medical Care Albertville, LLC10 miles away173 Business Park Dr Albertville Alabama 35951Dialysis Stations: 20 (256) 878-4480
  • Boaz Dialysis15.3 miles away16 Central Henderson Road Boaz Alabama 35957CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 840-5931