Diversicare of Tylertown is a nursing home in Tylertown, Mississippi. The city has a population of 12,837 people. With an overall grade of A-, this nursing home is among the higher-graded nursing homes we looked at. You flat out can not do any better than this place. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
Diversicare of Tylertown
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: A-minus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
To complement its strong accomplishments in other areas, we gave this nursing home a grade of A for its long-term care grade. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: B
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. Nursing scores are based in large part on nurse staffing levels. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning patients more often.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
The last category we rated is short-term care, in which this facility received a B-. This ended up being this facility's weakest area. This is still not a poor grade. Our short-term care grade is typically used to assess a facility's rehabilitation services. In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to provide higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility submitted information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Diversicare of Tylertown Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 10.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients which are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 3.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents who suffered falls leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A+
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 3.03% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 20.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 22.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 2.3% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 93.75% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 18.95% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 20.82% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: C
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 1.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 20.82 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: C
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 13.63 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A
In Diversicare of Tylertown, 69.18% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Walthall County General Hospital CahCritical Access Hospitals 0.14 miles away100 Hospital Drive Tylertown Mississippi 39667Government - Local(601) 876-2122
- Riverside Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.64 miles away1900 South Main St Franklinton Louisiana 70438Government - Hospital District or Authority(985) 795-4431
Nearby Dialysis
- Tylertown Dialysis0.97 miles away4820 Plaza Drive #6 Tylertown Mississippi 39667Dialysis Stations: 20 (601) 222-0311
- Davita - Washington Parish Dialysis19 miles away724 Washington St Franklinton Louisiana 70438Dialysis Stations: 14 (985) 795-1111
- Fkc - Washington Parish19.64 miles away2219 Main St Franklinton Louisiana 70438Dialysis Stations: 15 (985) 839-3605
