Bledsoe County Nursing Home

Bledsoe County Nursing Home is located in Pikeville, Tennessee. This nursing home proved to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this nursing home. Fortunately, this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our nursing rating analyzes many components, however, the primary one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 2.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place excelled in these areas, with excellent scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

This facility's next most favorable category turned out to be long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B-. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. We were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated 87.42138 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit less than the national average. Nevertheless, this facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.42 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.

Our next area is short-term care, where we awarded this nursing home a C in this area. Our short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.