NHC HealthCare Johnson City is one of seven available facilities located in Johnson City, Tennessee. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is one of our better ratings. In fact, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it ahead of most of the facilities in Johnson City, which boasts a strong selection of facilities. This nursing home also received strong scores in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
NHC HealthCare Johnson City
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
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 Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, it also received A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections are virtually perfect. Inspection ratings are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its first-rate resume, this nursing home also performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, it received a score of A- in the area. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this nursing home also was awarded favorable short-term care scores in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded it one of our stronger grades in that category, with a score of B+. In calculating these short-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our purpose is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we scored is nursing, where this facility received a grade of B. Even though this is its poorest category score, this is nevertheless a good score. Nursing scores are primarily associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
NHC HealthCare Johnson City Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 8.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 3.44% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who sustained a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 29.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 9.05% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 89.05% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 16.44% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 24.2% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 1.27 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 24.2 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 11.03 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In NHC HealthCare Johnson City, 73.13% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Johnson City, TN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Johnson City, Tennessee has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Franklin Woods Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.25 miles away300 Med Tech Parkway Johnson City Tennessee 37604Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 302-1120
- Johnson City Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4 miles away400 N State of Franklin Rd Johnson City Tennessee 37604Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 431-6111
- Sycamore Shoals HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.39 miles away1501 West Elk Avenue Elizabethton Tennessee 37643Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 542-1300
- Indian Path Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.79 miles away2000 Brookside Dr Kingsport Tennessee 37660Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 431-1941
- Holston Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.02 miles away130 West Ravine Road Kingsport Tennessee 37662Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 224-4000
- Unicoi County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.37 miles away2030 Temple Hill Road Erwin Tennessee 37650Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 743-3141
Nearby Dialysis
- Tn Smokie Mountain Dialysis2.05 miles away2320 Knob Creek Road Suite 408 Johnson City Tennessee 37604Dialysis Stations: 2 (423) 232-1969
- Fmc Johnson City2.24 miles away100 Technology Lane Johnson City Tennessee 37604Dialysis Stations: 17 (423) 929-7181
- Davita Tennessee Valley Dial Cntr4.15 miles away107 Woodlawn Dr Suite 100 Johnson City Tennessee 37604CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (423) 926-2976
- Fmc Elizabethton7.49 miles away1210 Militia Court Elizabethton Tennessee 37643Dialysis Stations: 13 (423) 542-8208
- Fmc Kingsport14.72 miles away2002 Brookside Drive Suite 101 Kingsport Tennessee 37660CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (423) 245-6464
- Fmc West Kingsport18.41 miles away3600 Netherland Inn Road Kingsport Tennessee 37660CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (423) 230-0461
- Fmc Bristol18.67 miles away2530 W. State St Bristol Tennessee 37620Dialysis Stations: 16 (423) 764-4044