Signature Healthcare of Cleveland is a senior living facility located in Cleveland, Tennessee, which has 88,774 people. This facility received an A- overall, which is one of our better ratings. We flat out can't say enough good things about this nursing home. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
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Signature Healthcare of Cleveland
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong nursing home overall, it also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were nearly perfect. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This facility was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end assessment, this nursing home also was given a superb short-term care score, with a score of A-. With our short-term care rating, we try to forge a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility 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 considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received a strong long-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 96.20253 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The last category we looked at was nursing. This facility was given a very good nursing grade in our assessment, with a grade of B. Although this wasn't as impressive as a few of its other scores, this is still one of our more favorable grades in this category. We weighed the qualifications of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses worked with residents, in calculating our score in this area. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home excelled in these areas, with excellent scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Healthcare of Cleveland Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 5.43% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 1.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which suffered falls leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 3.86% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 20% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 20.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 12.02% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 96.54% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 23% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 18.21% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 0.54 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 18.21% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 6.3% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, 83.34% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Tennova Healthcare-ClevelandAcute Care Hospitals 1.81 miles away2305 Chambliss Ave Nw Cleveland Tennessee 37311Proprietary(423) 339-4132
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Bradley1.08 miles away905 Clingan Ridge Road Cleveland Tennessee 37312CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (423) 476-6166
- Kidney Center of Cleveland1.82 miles away2253 Chambliss Avenue Suite 201 Cleveland Tennessee 37311CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (423) 535-9404
- Kidney Center of Ooltewah-Collegedale, LLC13.43 miles away5483 Little Debbie Pkwy Ooltewah Tennessee 37363Dialysis Stations: 28 (423) 541-3450
- Kidney Center of Hwy 5818.81 miles away4803 Hwy 58 Suite B Chattanooga Tennessee 37416CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (423) 468-3178
- Chattanooga Kidney Center19.81 miles away2118 Stein Drive Chattanooga Tennessee 37421CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (423) 648-4900