Gallatin Health Care Center is one of a mere three nursing homes located in Gallatin, Tennessee. This nursing home received an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. This place is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Gallatin Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home earned an inspection grade which is better than its overall score. Inspection scores are based on a facility's recent health inspections. We awarded this facility an above average grade of B+ in this area. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's next most favorable category is short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to craft a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. We found that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. It supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third highest area we awarded this facility in any area came in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. Our long-term care ratings are more critical for folks needing more traditional services related to personal care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 97.167755 percent of its residents. This nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our final area, this nursing home was awarded a grade of C in nursing, which is a decent grade. Nursing scores are mostly based on a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures. Although this place got dinged a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this subcategory. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving a resident at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gallatin Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 3.4% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. However, this statistic can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 15.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 29.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 8.67% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients showing signs of depression. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 89.63% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 16.71% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 26.22% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 1.21 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 26.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 11.37 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Gallatin Health Care Center, 72.9% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sumner Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.73 miles away555 Hartsville Pike Gallatin Tennessee 37066Proprietary(615) 452-4210
- Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.88 miles away355 New Shackle Island Rd Hendersonville Tennessee 37075Proprietary(615) 338-1000
- Tennova Healthcare-LebanonAcute Care Hospitals 13.73 miles away1411 Baddour Parkway Lebanon Tennessee 37087Voluntary non-profit - Private(615) 444-8262
- Trousdale Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.51 miles away500 Church Street Hartsville Tennessee 37074Voluntary non-profit - Other(615) 374-2221
- Tristar Summit Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.52 miles away5655 Frist Blvd Hermitage Tennessee 37076Proprietary(615) 316-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Rcg Gallatin0.38 miles away561 South Water Street Gallatin Tennessee 37066Dialysis Stations: 17 (615) 451-0093
- Rai Gallatin0.42 miles away270 E Main Street Suite 100 Gallatin Tennessee 37066Dialysis Stations: 24 (615) 452-0913
- Sumner Dialysis0.83 miles away300 Steamplant Rd Suite 130 Gallatin Tennessee 37066Dialysis Stations: 14 (615) 452-5131
- Fmc Hendersonville11.82 miles away230 New Shackle Island Road Suite 200 Hendersonville Tennessee 37075Dialysis Stations: 17 (615) 826-5848
- Fmc Portland12.65 miles away923 South Broadway Portland Tennessee 37148Dialysis Stations: 12 (615) 323-7065
- Rai Lebanon13.17 miles away1701 W. Main Street Suite 101 Lebanon Tennessee 37087Dialysis Stations: 17 (615) 449-5651
- Dci Lebanon13.6 miles away212 Babb Dr. Lebanon Tennessee 37087CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (615) 444-7955
- Dci Summit13.98 miles away2029 N Mount Juliet Rd Mount Juliet Tennessee 37122Dialysis Stations: 12 (615) 889-3444