Located in Bolivar, Tennessee, Christian Care Center of Bolivar is one of only two available nursing homes in the area. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the highest-rated nursing homes we looked at. A grade of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. We were impressed enough to rate this facility as one of the top 50 nursing homes in Tennessee. Scroll down to see this facility's category scores, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
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Christian Care Center of Bolivar
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Nursing scores are primarily based on the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving patients more often.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also excelled in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Not many nursing homes received a better grade in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at is short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of B+. This topped off a very favorable report card. Only a select few facilities earned a B+ or better in every single category. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes 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. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Christian Care Center of Bolivar Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 8.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 3.29% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 29.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 9.14% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents showing signs of depression. High rates of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 88.31% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 17.11% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 20.35% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 1.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 20.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 11.68 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Christian Care Center of Bolivar, 74.44% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.