Hirest Healthcare Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Ashland City, Tennessee. Sporting an overall rating of A-, this is undoubtedly an impressive facility. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the country. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Hirest Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving an elite overall score, this nursing home also earned an A+ inspection score. This grade is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can offer a facility. Our inspection grades are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was dominant in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A-. Few facilities performed better in this area. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 98.039215 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the next category, this facility also earned a score of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this area. Short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed was nursing, in which this nursing home was awarded a grade of B-. While this proved to be its poorest category rating, this is nevertheless not a terrible score. There are a host of factors within this category. Many of these data points are tied to nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a low total compared to most other nursing homes. Lastly, our nursing scores also consider some quality-focused statistics. We especially like to look at the percentage of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these data points are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hirest Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 17.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 2.94% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 5.03% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who had UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 34.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 32.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percent of long-term residents which were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 95.32% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 20.86% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 28.44% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 28.44% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 18.02% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hirest Healthcare Center, 68.57% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Tennova Healthcare-ClarksvilleAcute Care Hospitals 6.08 miles away651 Dunlop Lane Clarksville Tennessee 37040Proprietary(931) 502-1000
- Blanchfield Ach (Ft Campbell)Acute Care - Department of Defense 7.44 miles away650 Joel Drive Fort Campbell Kentucky 42223Department of Defense(270) 798-8400
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Fort Campbell Dialysis2.3 miles away1459 Fort Campbell Blvd Clarksville Tennessee 37042Dialysis Stations: 13 (931) 552-6491
- Clarksville Dialysis4.21 miles away231 Hillcrest Drive Clarksville Tennessee 37043CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (931) 645-9694
- Dci Cumberland4.25 miles away312 Landrum Place Clarksville Tennessee 37043Dialysis Stations: 28 (931) 645-1236
- Clarksville North Dialysis5.74 miles away3071 Clay Lewis Road Clarksville Tennessee 37040Dialysis Stations: 13 (931) 552-0644