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Generations Center of Spencer

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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87 Generations Drive,
Spencer TN 38585

(931) 946-7768

97.85% estimated occupancy 1

Generations Center of Spencer is a small non-profit facility in Spencer, Tennessee. With an overall rating of A-, this is undoubtedly a high quality nursing home. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the country. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with a strong overall score, we awarded this place an A+ for inspections. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also was dominant in the area of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Only a select group of nursing homes performed better in this area. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 96.82539 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents 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.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. The nursing grade considers a variety of factors. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last category we scored was short-term care, where this facility was given a B-. This actually was this nursing home's weakest area. This is still not a major area of concern. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Generations Center of Spencer Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Generations Center of Spencer, 2.54% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This gauges the percent of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an measure of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Generations Center of Spencer, 1.19% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Generations Center of Spencer, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Generations Center of Spencer, 59.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Generations Center of Spencer, 51.69% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Generations Center of Spencer, 0% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Some experts would argue this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Generations Center of Spencer, 98.41% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Generations Center of Spencer, 11.94% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Generations Center of Spencer, 15.41% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Generations Center of Spencer, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Generations Center of Spencer, 15.41% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Saint Thomas Highlands HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.6 miles away401 Sewell Dr Sparta Tennessee 38583Proprietary(931) 738-9211
  • Saint Thomas River Park HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.1 miles away1559 Sparta Street Mcminnville Tennessee 37110Voluntary non-profit - Private(931) 815-4101
  • Erlanger Bledsoe HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.74 miles away71 Wheelertown Avenue Pikeville Tennessee 37367Government - Hospital District or Authority(423) 447-2112

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Sparta12.4 miles away150 Sam Walton Dr Suite 800 Sparta Tennessee 38583Dialysis Stations: 8 (931) 739-3550
  • Mcminnville Dialysis Clinic16.11 miles away1524 Sparta Street Mcminnville Tennessee 37110Dialysis Stations: 17 (931) 507-5700
  • Rcg Mcminnville16.23 miles away1428 Sparta Street Mcminnville Tennessee 37110Dialysis Stations: 16 (931) 474-5606