Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home is a large government-owned nursing home in Knoxville, Tennessee. This proved to be an A rated facility. This nursing home was given one of the best grades that we offer. A score of this caliber requires excellent marks across the board. We really can't say enough great things about this nursing home. One of the major highlights of this facility's exemplary report card is its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section.
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. Our nursing rating is primarily based on a facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Does this page answer your questions about Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home?
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a dominant long-term care grade. Indeed, this turned out to be this nursing home's third strongest category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 98.08743 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed is short-term care. We gave this nursing home a decent grade in this category, with a grade of B-. Even though this is not as favorable as some of this facility's other grades, it is nevertheless not a poor grade. Short-term care scores are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 2.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which suffered from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 3.4% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 15.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 29.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 8.67% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 89.63% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 16.71% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 26.22% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 1.21 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 26.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 11.37 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, 72.9% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Knoxville, TN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- 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 14 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Parkwest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.27 miles away9352 Park West Blvd Knoxville Tennessee 37923Voluntary non-profit - Private(865) 970-9800
- Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeAcute Care Hospitals 6.69 miles away990 Oak Ridge Turnpike Box 529 Oak Ridge Tennessee 37830Voluntary non-profit - Private(865) 835-1000
- Tennova Healthcare-North Knoxville Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.06 miles away7565 Dannaher Way Powell Powell Tennessee 37849Proprietary(865) 545-8000
- University of Tn Medical Center (The)Acute Care Hospitals 11.13 miles away1924 Alcoa Highway Knoxville Tennessee 37920Voluntary non-profit - Private(865) 544-9000
- East Tennessee Childrens HospitalChildrens 11.46 miles away2018 Clinch Ave Sw Knoxville Tennessee 37916Voluntary non-profit - Private(865) 541-8000
- Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.5 miles away1901 W Clinch Ave Knoxville Tennessee 37916Voluntary non-profit - Private(865) 541-1101
- Fort Loudon Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.35 miles away550 Fort Loudon Medical Center Dr Lenoir City Tennessee 37772Voluntary non-profit - Other(865) 271-6000
- Blount Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.96 miles away907 E Lamar Alexander Parkway Maryville Tennessee 37804Government - Local(865) 983-7211
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Cedar Bluff4.14 miles away431 Park 40 North Blvd Knoxville Tennessee 37923Dialysis Stations: 19 (865) 690-7517
- Knoxville Central Dialysis4.41 miles away9141 Cross Park Drive Suite 102 Knoxville Tennessee 37923Dialysis Stations: 8 (865) 531-4681
- Fmc West Knoxville5.43 miles away11305 Station West Knoxville Tennessee 37922Dialysis Stations: 13 (865) 966-5100
- Fmc Oak Ridge5.95 miles away650 Briarcliff Avenue Oak Ridge Tennessee 37830Dialysis Stations: 17 (865) 482-7650
- Tannor Dialysis LLC6.36 miles away111 S Campbell Station Rd Knoxville Tennessee 37934Dialysis Stations: 13 (865) 777-2750
- Clinch River Dialysis9.75 miles away702 North Main Street Clinton Tennessee 37716Dialysis Stations: 17 (865) 457-1114
- Fmc Powell10.52 miles away732 E. Emory Rd Knoxville Tennessee 37938CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (865) 947-1700
- Bio-Medical Applications of Tennessee10.92 miles away1826 Ailor Avenue Knoxville Tennessee 37921Dialysis Stations: 4 (865) 524-5308