Gallaway Health and Rehab
435 Old Brownsville Rd, Gallaway TN 38036 · (901) 867-8575 · 90.86% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Gallaway Health and Rehab is an average-sized nursing home in Gallaway, Tennessee. This nursing home received an overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Gallaway. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection score. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category scores
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 104 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this nursing home highly overall, we want to point out its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid facilities with a list of severe deficiencies flagged. This particular nursing home received 4 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.
Long-term Care Quality
One of this nursing home's more favorable category scores came in the category of long-term care. This wound up being its second best category. In that area, we gave this facility a C. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 99.71989 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. With 2 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this place was not too far off the national average.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to this facility's poor nursing grade where it received an F. Nursing scores are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This facility provided just 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. To pair with its below average total nursing hours per patient, this place had really bad scores in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at in calculating our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of residents having falls which led to major injury. This place was at more than 150 percent of the national average in this statistic. This is quite concerning in light of the fact that so many falls could likely be prevented with better nursing care. This ended up sealing the facility's fate of earning a poor nursing grade.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we scored was short-term care. Sadly, it received an F in this area, which is a bottom of the barrel grade. In determining these short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to create a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. With its grade in this category, we were not surprised to discover that this nursing home was well below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients based on the figures we looked at. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 16.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics was damning for this facility's short-term care score.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gallaway Health and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better