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Life Care Center of Morristown

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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501 West Economy Road,
Morristown TN 37814

(423) 581-5435

50.86% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Morristown is a nursing home located in Morristown, Tennessee. This city has 50,515 people. It looks like this is a great facility. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is a strong score. This facility definitely has plenty of good features. This place also received consistently good ratings in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to point out that this facility has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also received a favorable short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this category. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The next area we looked at is long-term care. This facility received a favorable long-term care grade, with a grade of B in this area. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the elderly population. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The final area we graded is nursing, in which this facility was given a grade of B. This nursing home proved to be relatively strong in each category we looked at. Our nursing rating includes a number of subcategories. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these metrics as predictive indicators of the quality of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of Morristown Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 9.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term residents which have pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 2.78% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 1.43% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. However, this datapoint could also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 10.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 29.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 0.75% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 99.4% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 18.83% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 26.84% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 26.84% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 5.55% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Morristown, 86.97% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationAcute Care Hospitals 1.75 miles away908 W 4th North St Morristown Tennessee 37814Government - Local(423) 586-4231
  • Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.48 miles away110 Hospital Drive Jefferson City Tennessee 37760Proprietary(865) 471-2500
  • Hancock County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.95 miles away1519 Main Street Hwy 33 Sneedville Tennessee 37869Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 733-5001
  • Tennova Healthcare-Newport Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.6 miles away435 2nd St Newport Tennessee 37821Voluntary non-profit - Church(423) 625-2200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Morristown Dialysis0.66 miles away120 Pearce Drive Morristown Tennessee 37814Dialysis Stations: 20 (423) 587-3537
  • Fmc Morristown2.27 miles away420 W. Morris Blvd., Ste 110 Morristown Tennessee 37813CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (423) 587-8395
  • Fmc New Market16.35 miles away1030 W Us Hwy 11e New Market Tennessee 37820Dialysis Stations: 12 (865) 475-3186
  • Fmc Dialysis Newport18.22 miles away119 Hedrick Street Newport Tennessee 37821CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (423) 613-9000

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=445314