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AHC Decatur County

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
Oct 18: DNov 18: FDec 18: DJan 19: DFeb 19: FMay 19: DJun 19: DJul 19: CAug 19: CSep 19: CJan 20: B+Mar 20: B+Apr 20: B+May 20: B+Jun 20: B+Jul 20: B+Aug 20: B+Sep 20: B+Oct 20: A-Jan 21: B+Feb 21: B+Mar 21: B+Apr 21: B+May 21: B+Jun 21: B+Jul 21: BAug 21: BSep 21: BOct 21: BNov 21: BJan 22: BFeb 22: BMar 22: BApr 22: B+May 22: A-Jun 22: A-
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AHC Decatur County's website

726 Kentucky Ave,
Parsons TN 38363

(731) 847-6371

57.6% estimated occupancy 1

AHC Decatur County is a large facility located in Parsons, Tennessee. Featuring an overall score of A-, this is clearly an impressive nursing home. We really can not say enough favorable things about this nursing home. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which we will address in the next section.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

To go along with its strong overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A for nursing. The nursing score analyzes several components, many of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Adding to its strong assessment, this facility also was given a superb long-term care score, with a grade of A-. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Additionally, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care grades in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded them one of our stronger grades in that category, with a score of B+. Short-term care grades are important for residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

Turning to the final category we assessed, this nursing home earned a good score in inspections as well. In fact, we gave it a score of B for that category. This nursing home didn't have any major weaknesses. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

AHC Decatur County Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In AHC Decatur County, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In AHC Decatur County, 3.4% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In AHC Decatur County, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients which had urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In AHC Decatur County, 15.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In AHC Decatur County, 29.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In AHC Decatur County, 8.67% of Patients

This is the percent of residents showing signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 89.63% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 16.71% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In AHC Decatur County, 26.22% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In AHC Decatur County, 1.21 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 26.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In AHC Decatur County, 11.37 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 72.9% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Decatur County General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.25 miles away969 Tennessee Ave S Parsons Tennessee 38363Government - Local(731) 847-3031
  • Perry Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.84 miles away2718 Squirrel Hollow Drive Linden Tennessee 37096Proprietary(931) 589-2121
  • Henderson County Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.63 miles away200 W Church St Lexington Tennessee 38351Proprietary(731) 968-1801

Nearby Dialysis

  • Lexington Dialysis15.85 miles away390 S. Broad Lexington Tennessee 38351Dialysis Stations: 13 (731) 968-0350
  • Dci Beech Lake17.09 miles away870 W Church Street Lexington Tennessee 38351Dialysis Stations: 7 (731) 968-2513

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=445451