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Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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809 East Emerald Ave,
Knoxville TN 37917

(865) 524-7366

75.27% estimated occupancy 1

Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Knoxville, Tennessee. This facility received an A- overall, which is one of the highest grades that we offer. A grade in this range requires superb scores across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes nationally. Scroll down to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also strong. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is 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

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Top Nursing Home in Tennessee Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Tennessee Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Tennessee Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home also earned excellent inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our best scores in that area, with an A. Our inspection ratings are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score is largely based on a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this nursing home also was awarded favorable long-term care scores in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded them one of our better grades in that category, with a grade of B+. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In the final category we looked at, this nursing home received a very strong grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this score, the nursing home wrapped up a very favorable profile. With our short-term care category, we attempt to craft a fair barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 8.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 3.29% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that suffered from UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 29.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients which are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 9.14% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression. High rates of depression may indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 88.31% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 17.11% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 20.35% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 20.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 11.68 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville, 74.44% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.

Scores for Knoxville, TN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Knoxville, Tennessee has 7 other nursing homes

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Nearby Dialysis

  • Bio-Medical Application of Tennessee, Inc.1.66 miles away4440 Walker Blvd. Knoxville Tennessee 37917Dialysis Stations: 24 (865) 687-3436
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  • Davita Dialysis2.16 miles away2909 E Magnolia Avenue Knoxville Tennessee 37914Dialysis Stations: 25 (865) 525-2232
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  • Dci Knoxville3.73 miles away3734 Martin Mill Pike Knoxville Tennessee 37920CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 48 (865) 573-3944
  • Fmc Powell5.41 miles away732 E. Emory Rd Knoxville Tennessee 37938CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (865) 947-1700
  • Dci Holston River Clinic7.88 miles away5811 East Gov. John Sevier Hwy Knoxville Tennessee 37924Dialysis Stations: 24 (865) 523-3755