Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade is located in Crossville, Tennessee, a city with 50,276 people. Sporting an overall grade of A+, this facility is ranked among the best nursing homes we looked at. Based on our assessment, this nursing home is a no brainer for just about anybody. If you scroll down, you will see this nursing home's category grades, which look to be equally impressive as its overall score.
Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
- Aquatic Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of short-term care. In our short-term care score, we attempt to create a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
This facility has also received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Does this page answer your questions about Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade?
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. There are a number of factors within this category. Most of these datapoints reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics 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 prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving residents even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last area, this nursing home also received an impressive long-term care rating, with an A. This finished off a very impressive report card. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 3.4% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric can be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 15.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 29.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 8.67% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 89.63% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 16.71% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 26.22% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 1.21 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 26.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 11.37 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, 72.9% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cumberland Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.99 miles away421 S Main St Crossville Tennessee 38555Voluntary non-profit - Private(931) 484-9511
- Roane Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.1 miles away8045 Roane Medical Center Drive Harriman Tennessee 37748Government - Hospital District or Authority(865) 316-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Care Center Crossville LLC10.68 miles away60 the Crossings Crossville Tennessee 38555Dialysis Stations: 7 (931) 484-3467
- Crossville Dialysis Clinic10.85 miles away121 Dooley Street Crossville Tennessee 38555Dialysis Stations: 17 (931) 484-4500
- Fmc Roane County18.89 miles away1662 Roane State Hwy Harriman Tennessee 37748Dialysis Stations: 19 (865) 717-1032