Bledsoe County Nursing Home

On top of performing well overall, this facility earned a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We weren't able to locate deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Nursing ratings are largely based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The third category we assessed is long-term care. This facility received an impressive long-term care grade, with a B+ in the area. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 97.5 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Switching gears to the last category, this nursing home also excelled in the short-term care category. In fact, we gave it a B+ in that category. This wrapped up a very impressive profile. Short-term care scores are crucial for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. It doesn't look like this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final measure we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.