Hartsville Convalescent Center is the only option located in Hartsville, Tennessee. This is a middle of the road facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our assessment, this nursing home ought to be a good fit for quite a few people. The best part of this place's profile was is its nursing grade. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph.
Hartsville Convalescent Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
This facility's nursing grade was more impressive than its overall score. With a strong performance in this area, it earned one of our better scores in nursing with a B. Nursing ratings are based largely on quality and quantity of nursing care. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
We also awarded this facility a grade of B- for our inspections rating. This is more impressive than the facility's overall grade. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its third highest category score in the area of short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a C in this category, which is an acceptable grade. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be more important for people needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at is long-term care, ended up being this nursing home's least impressive area. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in that area. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 98.305084 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hartsville Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 8.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 3.44% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 29.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 9.05% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some would argue this is a measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 89.05% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 16.44% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 24.2% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels. Some would argue that mobility is important for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 1.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 24.2 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hartsville Convalescent Center, 73.13% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Trousdale Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.21 miles away500 Church Street Hartsville Tennessee 37074Voluntary non-profit - Other(615) 374-2221
- Macon Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 11.29 miles away204 Medical Drive Lafayette Tennessee 37083Voluntary non-profit - Private(615) 666-2147
- Riverview Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 13.93 miles away158 Hospital Drive Carthage Tennessee 37030Proprietary(615) 735-9815
- Tennova Healthcare-LebanonAcute Care Hospitals 15.66 miles away1411 Baddour Parkway Lebanon Tennessee 37087Voluntary non-profit - Private(615) 444-8262
- Sumner Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.03 miles away555 Hartsville Pike Gallatin Tennessee 37066Proprietary(615) 452-4210
Nearby Dialysis
- Dci Lebanon15.4 miles away212 Babb Dr. Lebanon Tennessee 37087CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (615) 444-7955
- Sumner Dialysis15.97 miles away300 Steamplant Rd Suite 130 Gallatin Tennessee 37066Dialysis Stations: 14 (615) 452-5131
- Rai Lebanon16.17 miles away1701 W. Main Street Suite 101 Lebanon Tennessee 37087Dialysis Stations: 17 (615) 449-5651
- Rai Gallatin16.63 miles away270 E Main Street Suite 100 Gallatin Tennessee 37066Dialysis Stations: 24 (615) 452-0913
- Rcg Gallatin16.75 miles away561 South Water Street Gallatin Tennessee 37066Dialysis Stations: 17 (615) 451-0093