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Life Care Center of Tullahoma

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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1715 N Jackson St,
Tullahoma TN 37388

(931) 455-8557

49.94% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Tullahoma is a large facility in Tullahoma, Tennessee. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable score. Based on our ratings, you could do much worse than this facility. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile was its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section

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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
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Tullahoma, Tennessee badge

Best Nursing Home in Tullahoma, Tennessee Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are tied to several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Adding to its profile, this nursing home also received a score of B for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this area. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 96.55173 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B. It outperformed most facilities in this category. With our short-term care score, we strive to craft a sound measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

Turning to the fourth category, this facility really didn't perform well. With a rock bottom grade of F in nursing, this was clearly its weakest area. Our nursing grade weighs several components, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Although this nursing home didn't excel in the area of nursing hours, it surprised us in a few of the quality-based metrics in the nursing category, such as avoiding serious falls. This place was above average in this datapoint, which was one redeeming quality we found in this area.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of Tullahoma Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 14.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 1.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 4.89% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents which have experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 4.93% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 25.91% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 0.47% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 97.47% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 21.78% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many would argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 20.45% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 20.45% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 13.07% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Tullahoma, 79.1% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Tennova Healthcare-HartonAcute Care Hospitals 0.1 miles away1801 N Jackson St Box 460 Tullahoma Tennessee 37388Voluntary non-profit - Other(931) 393-3000
  • Unity Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.8 miles away481 Interstate Drive Manchester Tennessee 37355Physician(931) 728-6354
  • Southern Tennessee Regional Hlth System WinchesterAcute Care Hospitals 16.1 miles away185 Hospital Road Winchester Tennessee 37398Proprietary(931) 967-8295
  • Tennova Healthcare-ShelbyvilleAcute Care Hospitals 17.37 miles away2835 Hwy 231 North Shelbyville Tennessee 37160Proprietary(931) 685-5433

Nearby Dialysis

  • Rcg Tullahoma0.53 miles away1406 North Jackson St. Suite 600 Tullahoma Tennessee 37388Dialysis Stations: 17 (931) 461-9010
  • Manchester Dialysis Clinic11.82 miles away367 Interstate Drive Manchester Tennessee 37355CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (931) 728-7733
  • Rcg Winchester16.8 miles away359 Old Mill Road Winchester Tennessee 37398Dialysis Stations: 16 (931) 962-1356
  • Dci Shelbyville17.53 miles away120 Frank Martin Rd. Suite 202 Shelbyville Tennessee 37160CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (931) 684-3040