NHC HealthCare Oakwood is a small nursing home in Lewisburg, Tennessee. We awarded this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the nation. Based on our ratings, this place is simply as good as it gets. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.
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NHC HealthCare Oakwood
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
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 - 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
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Lymphedema Care
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. When computing our nursing grades, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed as well in this area. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home was given an impressive grade of A- in our short-term care category. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is frequently a useful assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed ended up being this facility's worst category. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it an acceptable grade of B- in our long-term care category. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.91305 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
NHC HealthCare Oakwood Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 3.55% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients 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
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 3.8% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 3.8% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 11.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 17.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 1.13% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are showing signs of depression. Many argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 97.77% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 21.37% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 21.06% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 21.06% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In NHC HealthCare Oakwood, 14.4% of Patients
This tells you 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 Oakwood, 73.77% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Marshall Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.63 miles away1080 North Ellington Parkway Lewisburg Tennessee 37091Government - Hospital District or Authority(931) 359-6276
- Behavioral Healthcare Center at ColumbiaPsychiatric 17.61 miles away1400 Rosewood Drive Columbia Tennessee 38401Proprietary(931) 388-6573
- Maury Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.93 miles away1224 Trotwood Ave Columbia Tennessee 38401Government - Local(931) 381-1111
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Associates, LLC1.7 miles away1030 War Eagle Drive Lewisburg Tennessee 37091Dialysis Stations: 13 (931) 359-1940
- Columbia Dialysis17.25 miles away1705 Grove Drive Columbia Tennessee 38401Dialysis Stations: 18 (931) 381-4445
- Fmc Columbia18.27 miles away861 West James Campbell Blvd Columbia Tennessee 38401CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 42 (931) 380-9099