Diversicare of Greenville is a small facility in Greenville, Kentucky. It looks like this facility is a relatively poor nursing home. A score of this caliber suggests we found a few red flags. Keep in mind that Greenville received a city grade of B, so should consider other options in the city as well. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's profile, you can continue reading to find out about its category grades. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Diversicare of Greenville
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
521 Greene Drive,
Greenville KY 42345
91.45% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
Although we didn't rate this nursing home favorably overall, we actually gave it an excellent grade in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A+. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We weren't able to locate deficiency data for this facility. Without deficiency related data for this nursing home, it is a challenge to fully assess it in the area of inspections.
Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a middle of the pack score in the area of long-term care, where it received a C. Our long-term care grade is generally used to gauge a facility's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a rehabilitation facility. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 92.30769 percent of its residents. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Although it had 2.06 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was better than the majority of nursing homes since it had more complicated patients.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the area of nursing care. When computing our nursing ratings, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This facility provided just 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. In addition to its subpar nursing hours, this place received poor marks in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We found that more of this place's residents suffered falls which led to major injury.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we rated is short-term care. It received an F for this category, which is an abysmal grade. Short-term care grades are typically used to gauge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To provide good rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have better levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who returned home from this facility. This nursing home did not fare well here either. We found that just 46.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Diversicare of Greenville Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Diversicare of Greenville, 9.24% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Diversicare of Greenville, 3.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Diversicare of Greenville, 2.7% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Diversicare of Greenville, 15.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Diversicare of Greenville, 28.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Diversicare of Greenville, 7.9% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Diversicare of Greenville, 91.16% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Diversicare of Greenville, 15.59% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Diversicare of Greenville, 21.85% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Diversicare of Greenville, 1.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Diversicare of Greenville, 21.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Diversicare of Greenville, 13.28 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Diversicare of Greenville, 72.21% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.57 miles away440 Hopkinsville Street Greenville Kentucky 42345Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 338-8000
- Baptist Health MadisonvilleAcute Care Hospitals 19.14 miles away900 Hospital Drive Madisonville Kentucky 42431Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 825-5100
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Central City6.36 miles away401 W. Whitmer St. Central City Kentucky 42330Dialysis Stations: 20 (270) 754-2380
- Davita - Madisonville Dialysis Center18.98 miles away255 E. North Street Madisonville Kentucky 42431Dialysis Stations: 21 (270) 821-7824
- Fmc - Madisonville Dialysis19.08 miles away1020 Waterfall Court Madisonville Kentucky 42431Dialysis Stations: 17 (270) 825-3792