With an address in Clarksville, Tennessee, Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter is one of five available facilities in the city. With an overall grade of B, this nursing home is a quality option. This actually ended up being the highest rated nursing home in the city. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - State
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
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. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. We weren't able to locate information on deficiency's for this nursing home. We wish we had more information about this facility. Without having access to complete deficiency related data, it was challenging to assess the place in this area.
Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Nursing grades are primarily associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.6 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 when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded an impressive long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category with a score of B. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 88.85542 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a respectable percentage. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, at least this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final area, this facility was awarded a C for short-term care, which is a respectable rating. Our short-term care grade is often used to grade a facility's rehabilitation services. To have quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to have higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 3.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 11.76% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 3.92% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 3.38% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 13.42% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 18.18% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 93% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 18.42% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 11.21% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 11.21% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 3.59% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert Tn State Veter, 71.86% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Clarksville, TN
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Clarksville, Tennessee has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Blanchfield Ach (Ft Campbell)Acute Care - Department of Defense 4.22 miles away650 Joel Drive Fort Campbell Kentucky 42223Department of Defense(270) 798-8400
- Tennova Healthcare-ClarksvilleAcute Care Hospitals 8.52 miles away651 Dunlop Lane Clarksville Tennessee 37040Proprietary(931) 502-1000
- Jennie Stuart Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.76 miles away320 West 18th Street Hopkinsville Kentucky 42240Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 887-0100
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Fort Campbell Dialysis1.25 miles away1459 Fort Campbell Blvd Clarksville Tennessee 37042Dialysis Stations: 13 (931) 552-6491
- Clarksville Dialysis7.75 miles away231 Hillcrest Drive Clarksville Tennessee 37043CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (931) 645-9694
- Clarksville North Dialysis7.75 miles away3071 Clay Lewis Road Clarksville Tennessee 37040Dialysis Stations: 13 (931) 552-0644
- Dci Cumberland7.78 miles away312 Landrum Place Clarksville Tennessee 37043Dialysis Stations: 28 (931) 645-1236