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AHC Decatur County

  • Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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AHC Decatur County's website

726 Kentucky Ave,
Parsons TN 38363

(731) 847-6371

63.27% estimated occupancy 1

AHC Decatur County is a large facility located in Parsons, Tennessee. Featuring an overall score of B, this appears to be a fine option. This place definitely has plenty of good features. This nursing home was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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-minus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing grade. The nursing score analyzes several factors, most of which are based on 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 facility 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home truly excelled in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A-. Not many facilities performed better in this category. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

Adding to its strong resume, this facility earned a grade of B for its inspections rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home was awarded a B- for short-term care, which is a respectable score. Our short-term care ratings are presumably more important for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically requires more highly-skilled nursing. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

AHC Decatur County Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In AHC Decatur County, 8.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 3.44% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a fall which caused severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In AHC Decatur County, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In AHC Decatur County, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In AHC Decatur County, 29.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In AHC Decatur County, 9.05% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients showing depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 89.05% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 16.44% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In AHC Decatur County, 24.2% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some argue that mobility is vital to patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 1.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 24.2 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In AHC Decatur County, 11.03 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In AHC Decatur County, 73.13% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.

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