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Cottage of the Shoals

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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500 John Aldridge Drive,
Tuscumbia AL 35674

(256) 383-4541

89.12% estimated occupancy 1

Cottage of the Shoals is located in Tuscumbia, Alabama, a city with 18,475 people. It looks like this is a fine nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a quality rating. In our view, this nursing home looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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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 Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Tuscumbia, Alabama badge

Best Nursing Home in Tuscumbia, Alabama Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Alabama badge

Top Nursing Home in Alabama Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Tuscumbia, Alabama badge

Best Nursing Home in Tuscumbia, Alabama Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this place especially excelled in our inspections category, where it earned a grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Nursing scores are mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, 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

This nursing home is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this area. In forming these short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next area we looked at is long-term care. This nursing home received a C for the category. In crafting these long-term care ratings, we assess the facility's personal care services. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 70.61069 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Cottage of the Shoals Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Cottage of the Shoals, 12.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an measure of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Cottage of the Shoals, 3.05% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents which had a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Cottage of the Shoals, 2.37% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Cottage of the Shoals, 15.16% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Cottage of the Shoals, 25.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Cottage of the Shoals, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Cottage of the Shoals, 77.82% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Cottage of the Shoals, 20.83% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Cottage of the Shoals, 24.71% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Cottage of the Shoals, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Cottage of the Shoals, 24.71% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Cottage of the Shoals, 9.6% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Cottage of the Shoals, 71.75% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Shoals HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.28 miles away201 West Avalon Avenue Muscle Shoals Alabama 35661Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 386-1601
  • Helen Keller Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.86 miles away1300 South Montgomery Avenue Sheffield Alabama 35660Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 386-4556
  • North Alabama Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.49 miles away1701 Veterans Drive Florence Alabama 35630Proprietary(256) 768-8400
  • Russellville HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.05 miles away15155 Highway 43 Russellville Alabama 35653Proprietary(256) 332-1611

Nearby Dialysis

  • Muscle Shoals Dialysis1.25 miles away712 State Street Muscle Shoals Alabama 35661Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 386-7028
  • Sheffield Dialysis1.9 miles away1120 S Jackson Hwy Ste 107 Sheffield Alabama 35660CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 381-8004
  • Florence Dialysis5.05 miles away422 East Dr. Hicks Blvd Florence Alabama 35630CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (256) 764-5050
  • Davita Renaissance6.7 miles away1840 Darby Drive Florence Alabama 35630Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 764-2313
  • Russellville Dialysis15.07 miles away14897 Hwy 43 Russellville Alabama 35653Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 332-7044