Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home is one of five facilities located in Savannah, Tennessee. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires above average scores in most areas. This facility proved to be one of the better facilities in the city. The best part of this nursing home's report card was is its long-term care score. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a proven method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
The next category we looked at was inspections, where this facility also received an A+ grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category typically have few severe deficiencies. This place received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. The nursing rating consists of several datapoints, most of which are based on nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving a resident more often.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we rated ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a respectable grade of C for our short-term care category. Short-term care grades are generally used to judge a facility's rehabilitation services. To provide high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 8.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 3.44% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who had a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used for several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 29.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term stay patients that are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 9.05% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 89.05% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 16.44% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 24.2% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Harbert Hills Academy Nursing Home, 24.2 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Scores for Savannah, TN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Savannah, Tennessee has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Hardin Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.47 miles away935 Wayne Road Savannah Tennessee 38372Government - Local(731) 926-8121
- Wayne Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.15 miles away103 J v Mangubat Dr Waynesboro Tennessee 38485Voluntary non-profit - Other(931) 722-5411
Nearby Dialysis
- Pickwick Dialysis10.2 miles away121 Pickwick Street Savannah Tennessee 38372Dialysis Stations: 15 (731) 926-3188