Greystone Health Care Center
181 Dunlap Road, Blountville TN 37617 · (423) 323-7112 · 48% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Greystone Health Care Center is a large nursing home in Blountville, Tennessee. This nursing home turns out to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the best aspects of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 160 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The main reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its impeccable health inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher grades in that area, with an A. This is a much better grade than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but not in the elite range. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. Our nursing rating weighs a number of factors. The most heavily weighted one is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This place boasts an impressive 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, of which more than an hour of those were provided by registered nurses. Registered nurses are highly skilled nurses. Lastly, our nursing grade also includes applicable quality-based measures. While this place excelled in terms of quantity of nursing hours, it fell short in some of the subcategories that related to quality. This facility's nursing grade was hurt by poor performance in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers. In fact, we found that 19.2 percent of this nursing home's patients were suffering from pressure ulcers. Since many pressure ulcers can be avoided with good nursing protocols, we reduce a facility's nursing grade when we find this kind of frequency of pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The third area we looked at was long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. Once we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 91.63637 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. While it had 2.95 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than most nursing homes due to it having some more complex patients.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the next category, this facility received a grade of C for short-term care, which is generally an acceptable score. Short-term care scores are vital for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Finally, we considered the number of residents that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 32.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually below the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Greystone Health Care Center 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